Evolution of duplications in the transferrin family of proteins

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-25

  Lambert, Lisa A ^a   Perri, Holly ^a   Meehan, T J ^a  

^a CHATHAM COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene duplication; Iron acquisition; Lactotransferrin; Melanotransferrin; Molecular phylogeny; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE DEHYDRATASE; LACTOFERRIN; MELANOTRANSFERRIN; OVOTRANSFERRIN; PACIFASTIN; PROTEIN; SAXIPHILIN; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSFERRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YOLK PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DATA BASE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENOME; INFORMATION; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; VERTEBRATE;

ALGAE; ANURA; ASTACOIDEA; CIONA; ECHINOIDEA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; TAKIFUGU; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 11144261515     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2004.09.012     Document Type: Review

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