Positive selection targeting the cathelin-like domain of the antimicrobial cathelicidin family

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1285-1294

  Zhu, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptides; Codon substitution model; Cystatin; Innate immunity; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CATHELICIDIN; CATHELIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATHELICIDINS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS); SWINE;

SUIDAE;

EID: 42449162922     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-8070-x     Document Type: Article

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