Differential Enzyme Targeting As an Evolutionary Adaptation to Herbivory in Carnivora

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 632-646

  Birdsey, Graeme M ^a   Lewin, Jackie ^b   Cunningham, Andrew A ^c   Bruford, Michael W ^d   Danpure, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase; Dietary selection pressure; Mitochondria; Molecular adaptation; Peroxisomes; Protein targeting

Indexed keywords

ALANINE GLYOXYLATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CELL DNA;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; CARNIVORE; DIET; HERBIVORY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEROXISOME; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PROTEIN TARGETING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARNIVORA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FOOD PREFERENCES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEROXISOMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSAMINASES;

AILUROPODA MELANOLEUCA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA; MELANOLEUCA; PANDA;

EID: 1842609703     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msh054     Document Type: Article

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