Evolutionary analysis of the ErbB receptor and ligand families

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 397-412

  Stein, Richard A ^a   Staros, James V ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EGF; ErbB; Phylogeny; Receptors; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR KINASE; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CAENORHABDITIS; DIMERIZATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE DUPLICATION; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SCHISTOSOMA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CAENORHABDITIS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; SCHISTOSOMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033947243     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010043     Document Type: Article

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