A distinct subclass of mammalian striated myosins: Structure and molecular evolution of "superfast" or masticatory myosin heavy chain

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 544-552

  Qin, Han ^a   Hsu, Michael K H ^a   Morris, Brian J ^a   Hoh, Joseph F Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

cDNA; Cloning; Mastication; Masticatory myosin; Muscle; Myosin heavy chain; Protein phylogeny; Superfast myosin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; NUCLEOTIDE;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DNA SCREENING; DNA SEQUENCE; EATING HABIT; FOWL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; INVERTEBRATE; JAW MOVEMENT; MAMMAL; MASTICATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPTILE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SHARK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES COMPARISON; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CHONDRICHTHYES; FELIS CATUS; GALLIFORMES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036839868     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2349-6     Document Type: Article

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