Evolution of the beta defensin 2 gene in primates

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-257

  Boniotto, M ^a   Tossi, A ^a   DelPero, M ^b   Sgubin, S ^a   Antcheva, N ^a   Santon, D ^a   Masters, J ^c   Crovella, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c NATAL MUSEUM   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequences; Antimicrobial peptides; Beta defensins; Innate immunity; Nucleotide sequences; Primates

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BETA DEFENSIN 1; BETA DEFENSIN 2; CHEMOATTRACTANT; DNA; GLYCINE; SERINE; BETA DEFENSIN; DEFB4 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLORHINI; HOMINID; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; MARMOSET; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; HYLOBATIDAE; PRIMATES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-DEFENSINS; CALLITHRIX; CERCOPITHECIDAE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HOMINIDAE; HUMANS; HYLOBATIDAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0141760047     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6363958     Document Type: Article

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