Evolution of spider silks: Conservation and diversification of the C-terminus

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-56

  Challis, R J ^a   Goodacre, S L ^b   Hewitt, G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araneae; C terminus; Sequence evolution; Silk; spider

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SILK; SPIDER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SILK; SPIDERS;

ARANEAE;

EID: 33645100483     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: 13652583     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2005.00606.x     Document Type: Article

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