Evolution of the PP2C family in Caenorhabditis: Rapid divergence of the sex-determining protein FEM-2

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 267-282

  Stothard, Paul ^a   Hansen, Dave ^a   Pilgrim, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

C, briggsae; CB5161; fem 2 gene; PP2C; Protein phosphatase; Rapid evolution; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN FEM 2; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEX DETERMINATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSGENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOME; GERM CELLS; HERMAPHRODITISM; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASES; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEX DETERMINATION (GENETICS); ZEBRAFISH;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036148906     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s0023901-0008-y     Document Type: Article

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