Exon-intron structure of outlier tick lipocalins indicate a monophyletic origin within the larger lipocalin family

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 585-594

  Mans, Ben J ^a   Neitz, Albert W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lipocalin; Ornithodoros savignyi; Tick; Toxin

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXON; FEMALE; GENE; GENETICS; INTRON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SALIVARY GLAND; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICK;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; EXONS; FEMALE; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TICKS;

ACARI; ARGASIDAE; ARTHROPODA; IXODIDAE; ORNITHODOROS; ORNITHODOROS MOUBATA; ORNITHODOROS SAVIGNYI; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; SUGARCANE RAMU STUNT DISEASE PHYTOPLASMA;

EID: 2442560330     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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