Rapid evolution of immune proteins in social insects

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1791-1801

  Viljakainen, Lumi ^a   Evans, Jay D ^b   Hasselmann, Martin ^c   Rueppell, Olav ^d   Tingek, Salim ^e   Pamilo, Pekka ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e Agricultural Research Station   (Malaysia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ants; Honeybees; Immune system; Molecular evolution; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PROTEIN; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DROSOPHILA; EVOLUTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGENETICS; INNATE IMMUNITY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INSECT PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY;

APOIDEA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; ISOPTERA;

EID: 67749113400     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp086     Document Type: Article

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