The evolution of amastin surface glycoproteins in trypanosomatid parasites

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-45

  Jackson, Andrew P ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amastin; Comparative genomics; Evolution; Leishmania; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMASTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURFACE; CHROMOSOME; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOMICS; LEISHMANIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRYPANOSOMA;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENETIC VARIATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMATINA;

CRITHIDIA; HEXAPODA; LEISHMANIA DONOVANI; LEPTOMONAS SEYMOURI; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 72649088293     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msp214     Document Type: Article

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