Rapidly Evolving Genes in Human. I. The Glycophorins and Their Possible Role in Evading Malaria Parasites

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1795-1804

  Wang, Hurng Yi ^a,b   Tang, Hua ^c   Shen, C K James ^b   Wu, Chung I ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Gene conversion; Glycophorin; Malaria; Positive selection; Rapid evolution

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPHORIN; GLYCOPHORIN A; GLYCOPHORIN B; GLYCOPHORIN E; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHIMPANZEE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; GORILLA; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; MALARIA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; GLYCOPHORIN; GORILLA GORILLA; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIGANDS; MACACA; MALARIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

PAN TROGLODYTES; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIMATES; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0242414672     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg185     Document Type: Article

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