Molecular cloning and evolution of the genes encoding the precursors of Taiwan cobra cardiotoxin and cardiotoxin-like basic protein

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 429-440

  Chang, Long Sen ^a   Lin, Shu Kai ^a   Chung, Charling ^a  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

cardiotoxin; cardiotoxin like basic protein; evolution; genomic structure; phylogenetic analysis

Indexed keywords

BASIC PROTEIN; CARDIOTOXIN; CARDIOTOXIN LIKE BASIC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DNA FLANKING REGION; EVOLUTION; EXON; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INTRON; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; SNAKE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COBRA; DIRECT LYTIC FACTORS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; NAJA; NAJA ATRA; NAJA NAJA; SERPENTES;

EID: 5444260658     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIGI.0000043955.35906.c2     Document Type: Article

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