Positive selection drives lactoferrin evolution in mammals

Genetica

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 757-762

  Liang, Guo Ming ^a   Jiang, Xun Ping ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activity; Lactoferrampin; Lactoferricin; Lactoferrin; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; LACTOFERRAMPIN; LACTOFERRICIN B; LACTOFERRIN; LACTOGLOBULIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BINDING SITES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; LACTOFERRIN; LACTOGLOBULINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAMMALIA;

EID: 77953479116     PISSN: 00166707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10709-010-9456-x     Document Type: Article

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