Roles of diversifying selection and coordinated evolution in the evolution of amphibian antimicrobial peptides

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 858-864

  Duda Jr , Thomas F ^a   Vanhoye, Damien ^a   Nicolas, Pierre ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Coordinated evolution; Diversifying selection; Gene family

Indexed keywords

DEFENSIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INFECTION PREVENTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR SIZE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SURFACE CHARGE;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; HYLIDAE; MAMMALIA; RANIDAE; REPTILIA;

EID: 0036277312     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a004143     Document Type: Article

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