Convergent evolution of RFX transcription factors and ciliary genes predated the origin of metazoans

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Chu, Jeffrey Sc ^a   Baillie, David L ^a   Chen, Nansheng ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; GREEN ALGA; METAZOAN; YEAST;

ALLOMYCES; ALLOMYCES MACROGYNUS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; CHOANOFLAGELLIDA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; METAZOA; PROTISTA; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; REGULATORY FACTOR X TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CILIA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 77952853308     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-130     Document Type: Article

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