Do pheromone binding proteins converge in amino acid sequence when pheromones converge?

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-183

  Willett, Christopher S ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Lepidoptera; Pectinophora gossypiella (Gelechiidae); Pheromone binding proteins; Synanthedon exitiosa (Sesiidae); Yponomeuta cagnagellus (Yponomeutidae)

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; SEX PHEROMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; MOTH; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

ARACHNIDA; GELECHIIDAE; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PECTINOPHORA GOSSYPIELLA; SESIIDAE; SYNANTHEDON EXITIOSA; YPONOMEUTA CAGNAGELLUS; YPONOMEUTIDAE;

EID: 0033932108     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002399910019     Document Type: Article

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