Gamma chain receptor interleukins: Evidence for positive selection driving the evolution of cell-to-cell communicators in the mammalian immune system

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 608-619

  O'Connell, Mary J ^a   McInerney, James O ^b  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Immune system; Interleukins; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR BETA; INTERLEUKIN 21; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 7; INTERLEUKIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC SELECTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CELL COMMUNICATION; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; MAMMALS; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN; SELECTION (GENETICS);

MAMMALIA;

EID: 27744487611     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0313-3     Document Type: Article

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