Evolutionary Convergence in Adaptation of Proteins to Temperature: A 4-Lactate Dehydrogenases of Pacific Damselfishes (Chromis spp.)

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 314-320

  Johns, Glenn C ^a   Somero, George N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A4 LDH; Chromis; Enzyme kinetics; Ldh a gene; Ortholog evolution; Temperature adaptation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN; RNA;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FISH; MICHAELIS CONSTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TEMPERATURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ENZYME STABILITY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FISHES; KINETICS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; CHROMIS; POMACENTRIDAE;

EID: 1542376774     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh021     Document Type: Article

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