Evolution of Xmrk: An oncogene, but also a speciation gene?

BioEssays

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 822-832

  Schartl, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN XMRK;

CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; COEVOLUTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MELANOMA; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKIN CARCINOGENESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE;

XIPHOPHORUS; XIPHOPHORUS MACULATUS;

EID: 50249150953     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.20807     Document Type: Review

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