Serine proteases and their homologs in the Drosophila melanogaster genome: An initial analysis of sequence conservation and phylogenetic relationships

Gene

Volumn 304, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 117-131

  Ross, Jeremy ^a   Jiang, Haobo ^a   Kanost, Michael R ^b   Wang, Yang ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clip domain; Insect immunity; Phylogenetic analysis; Serine protease homolog

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; LYSINE; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0037472685     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01187-3     Document Type: Article

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