Expression and sequence evolution of aromatase cyp19a1 and other sexual development genes in east african cichlid fishes

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2268-2285

  Böhne, Astrid ^a   Heule, Corina ^a   Boileau, Nicolas ^a   Salzburger, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Aromatase; Cichlid fishes; Developmental systemdrift; Gene duplication; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; AROMATASE; CATENIN BETA A PROTEIN; CATENIN BETA B PROTEIN; CYP19A1A PROTEIN; CYP19A1B PROTEIN; DAX1A PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FACTOR IN THE GERMLINE ALPHA; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR L2A; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR L2B; LIVER RECEPTOR HOMOLOG 1; NANOS1A PROTEIN; NANOS1B PROTEIN; NR5A5 PROTEIN; R SPONDIN 1 PROTEIN; SOX9A PROTEIN; SOX9B PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC FACTOR 1; TDRD1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GATA 4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WNT4A PROTEIN; WNT4B PROTEIN; WT1A PROTEIN; WT1B PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTATOTILAPIA BURTONI; BINDING SITE; BRAIN TISSUE; CICHLID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; EXON; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; FISH GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOMIC FRAGMENT; INTRON; NEOLAMPROLOGUS PULCHER; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPHTHALMOTILAPIA VENTRALIS; OVARY; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION; AROMATASE; CICHLID FISHES; DEVELOPMENTAL SYSTEM DRIFT; GENE DUPLICATION; SEX DETERMINATION;

AFRICA, EASTERN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CICHLIDS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SPECIATION; GENOME; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEX DETERMINATION PROCESSES; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 84888594562     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mst124     Document Type: Article

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