Variability and evolution of bovine β-defensin genes

Genes and Immunity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Luenser, K ^a   Ludwig, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

defensin; Gene duplication; Innate immunity; Molecular evolution; Orthologous genes; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE; BETA DEFENSIN; DEFENSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES EXTINCTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-DEFENSINS; CATTLE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VARIATION (GENETICS);

BOS PRIMIGENIUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MURINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 15944409190     PISSN: 14664879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gene.6364153     Document Type: Article

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