Genes expressed in a turrid venom duct: Divergence and similarity to conotoxins

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-256

  Watkins, Maren ^a   Hillyard, David R ^a   Olivera, Baldomero M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Lophiotoma olangoensis; Toxin evolution; Turrid biodiversity; Venomous mollusks

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONOTOXIN; CYSTEINE; POLYPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLLUSC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; SNAIL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONOTOXINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLUSCA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; TURRIDAE;

EID: 33644887475     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0010-x     Document Type: Article

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