Fast evolution of interleukin-2 in mammals and positive selection in ruminants

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 234-244

  Zelus, Dominique ^a,b   Robinson Rechavi, Marc ^a   Delacre, Myriam ^b   Auriault, Claude ^b   Laudet, Vincent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Amino acid properties; Interleukin 2; Ka:Ks ratio; Mammals; Molecular clock; Nonsynonymous substitution; Positive selection; Protein evolution

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 2;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BIRD; BOVIDS; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MAMMAL; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MONOTREMATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AVES; BOVIDAE; EUTHERIA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MONOTREMATA;

EID: 0033814540     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010085     Document Type: Article

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