Molecular evolution of the neurohypophysial hormone precursors in mammals: Comparative genomics reveals novel mammalian oxytocin and vasopressin analogues

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 313-318

  Wallis, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eutheria; Evolution; Gene conversion; Mammals; Neurohypophysial hormones; Neurophysin; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

HORMONE PRECURSOR; LYPRESSIN; NEUROPHYSIN; OXYTOCIN DERIVATIVE; OXYTOCIN[8 PROLINE]; THREONINE 4 VASOPRESSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN DERIVATIVE; [3 LEUCINE]OXYTOCIN; ARGIPRESSIN; OXYTOCIN; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARMADILLO; CALLITHRIX; COMPARATIVE GENOMICS; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; ECHINOPS TELFAIRI; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MARSUPIAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; ORNITHORHYNCHUS ANATINUS; OT GENE; PLACENTAL MAMMALS; PLATYPUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; SCANDENTIA; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; TENREC; TUPAIA BELANGERI; VP GENE; CALLITRICHINAE; GENE; GENE CONVERSION; GENE SEQUENCE; OXYTOCIN GENE; VASOPRESSIN GENE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECTIVORA; MAMMAL; PHYLOGENY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARMADILLOS; CALLITHRIX; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE CONVERSION; INSECTIVORA; MAMMALS; MARSUPIALIA; OXYTOCIN; PHYLOGENY; PITUITARY HORMONES, POSTERIOR; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TUPAIIDAE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 84867029981     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.07.030     Document Type: Short Survey

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