Class II myosins in nematodes - genetic relationships, fundamental and applied implications

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 338-350

  Nikolaou, S ^a,b   Hu, M ^a,b   Chilton, N B ^c   Hartman, D ^b   Nisbet, A J ^d   Presidente, P J A ^b   Gasser, R B ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Primary Industries Research Victoria Animal Genetics and Genomics   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; Genetic relationships; Haemonchus contortus; Myosin heavy chain; Parasitic nematodes

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; MOLECULES; TISSUE;

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS; CLASS II MYOSINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS; NEMATODES;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

MYOSIN II;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUSCLE; NEMATODE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEMATODE; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DIMERIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYOSIN TYPE II; NEMATODA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 33645864059     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2005.12.004     Document Type: Review

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