The cysteine-rich C-flanking region of the thyrotropin receptor has very ancient phylogenetic origins: Implications from sequence analysis

Journal of Endocrine Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 43-56

  Kaczur, V ^a,e   Racz, I A ^b   Szendroi, A ^c   Takacs, M ^d   Farid, Nadir R ^a  

^a Osancor Bioinformatics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^e Infection Control Unit   (Hungary)

Author keywords

C flanking region; Evolution; Leucine rich repeats containing G protein coupled receptors; Sequence alignment; Thyrotropin receptor

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISULFIDE BOND; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SEA ANEMONE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTINIARIA; ANEMONE; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSERTION SEQUENCES; MELANOGASTER; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036957787     PISSN: 1565012X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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