A MaSp2-like gene found in the Amazon mygalomorph spider Avicularia juruensis

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 155, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 419-426

  Bittencourt, Daniela ^a   Dittmar, Katharina ^b   Lewis, Randolph V ^c   Rech, Elíbio L ^d  

^a EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Evolution; MaSp2; Mygalomorph; Silk; Spiders

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEINASE; MANNAN BINDING LECTIN ASSOCIATED SERINE PROTEINASE 2; SPIDROIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARBOREAL SPECIES; ARTICLE; AVICULARIA JURUENSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CLADISTICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DUPLICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; SPIDER; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ARANEAE; ARANEIDAE; ARANEOMORPHAE; MYGALOMORPHAE; OPISTHOTHELAE; ORBICULARIA; THERAPHOSIDAE;

EID: 77949322054     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2010.01.005     Document Type: Article

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