Origin and evolution of viral interleukin-10 and other DNA virus genes with vertebrate homologues

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 90-101

  Hughes, Austin L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Epstein Barr virus; Horizontal gene transfer; Interleukin 10; Viral evolution

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; RIBONUCLEOSIDE DIPHOSPHATE REDUCTASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE MUTATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC CODE; HERPES VIRUS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POXVIRUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VERTEBRATE; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALIA; DNA VIRUSES; EUTHERIA; FUNGI; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MAMMALIA; POXVIRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036133184     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0021-1     Document Type: Article

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