Population genetic analysis of the uncoupling proteins supports a role for UCP3 in human cold resistance

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 601-614

  Hancock, Angela M ^a   Clark, Vanessa J ^a   Qian, Yudong ^a   Di Rienzo, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

climate; evolution; natural selection; nonshivering thermogenesis; obesity

Indexed keywords

UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 3;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COLD TOLERANCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WINTER;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; COLD CLIMATE; ETHNIC GROUPS; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 78650502334     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq228     Document Type: Article

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