Dynamic evolution of the alpha (α) and beta (β) keratins has accompanied integument diversification and the adaptation of birds into novel lifestyles

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Greenwold, Matthew J ^a   Bao, Weier ^a   Jarvis, Erich D ^b   Hu, Haofu ^c   Li, Cai ^c,d   Gilbert, M Thomas P ^d,e   Zhang, Guojie ^c,f   Sawyer, Roger H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BGI SHENZHEN   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alpha ( ) keratin; Beta ( ) keratin; Bird; Evo devo; Feather; Genome; Skin appendages

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SKIN;

AVES; MAMMALIA; RAPTORES; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

AVIAN PROTEIN; BETA KERATIN; KERATIN;

ANIMAL; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; FEATHER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; BETA-KERATINS; BIRDS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEATHERS; HUMANS; KERATINS; MAMMALS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84923103958     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0249-1     Document Type: Article

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