Phylogenetic analysis of three complete gap junction gene families reveals lineage-specific duplications and highly supported gene classes

Genomics

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-274

  Eastman, Stephen D ^a   Chen, Tim H P ^b   Falk, Matthias M ^a   Mendelson, Tamra C ^a   Iovine, M Kathryn ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Gap junction; Gene family; Phylogeny; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOSS; GENETIC LINE; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

CHORDATA; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 30944460666     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2005.10.005     Document Type: Article

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