Molecular evolution of animal antimicrobial peptides: Widespread moderate positive selection

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1387-1394

  Tennessen, J A ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Disease resistance; Innate immunity; Major histocompatibility complex; Molecular evolution; Nonneutral evolution; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDE;

PEPTIDE;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SHORT SURVEY;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 28444479815     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00925.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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