Cilium evolution: Identification of a novel protein, nematocilin, in the mechanosensory cilium of Hydra nematocytes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2009-2017

  Hwang, Jung Shan ^a   Takaku, Yasuharu ^a   Chapman, Jarrod ^b   Ikeo, Kazuho ^a   David, Charles N ^c   Gojobori, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b DOE JOINT GENOME INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cnidaria; Cnidocil; Evolution; Hydra; Intermediate filament; Nematocyst

Indexed keywords

LAMIN; NEMATOCILIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COELENTERATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; EXON; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE STRUCTURE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LAMINA; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CILIA; EVOLUTION; HYDRA; LAMINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS;

ANTHOZOA; CNIDARIA; CUBOZOA; HYDRA; NEMATOSTELLA;

EID: 49749120551     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msn154     Document Type: Article

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