α/β Hydrolase2, a predicated gene adjacent to Mad in Drosophila melanogaster, belongs to a new global multigene family and is associated with obesity

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 351-361

  Wisotzkey, Robert G ^a   Johnson, Aaron N ^b   Takaesu, Norma T ^b   Newfeld, Stuart J ^b,c  

^a Deltagen Inc   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

hydrolase2; adipose; CG3488; Drosophila; Lipase; Multigene family; Obesity; Predicted genes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROLASE; LIPID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; TRANSGENE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOME WALKING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; HYDROLASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; OBESITY; PHYLOGENY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037370453     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2411-4     Document Type: Article

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