Evolutionary rate patterns of genes involved in the Drosophila Toll and Imd signaling pathway

BACKGROUND: To survive in a hostile environment, insects have evolved an innate immune system to defend against infection. Studies have shown that natural selection may drive the evolution of immune system-related proteins. Yet, how network architecture influences protein sequence evolution remains...

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Autores principales: Han, Ming, Qin, Sheng, Song, Xiaojun, Li, Yafang, Jin, Ping, Chen, Liming, Ma, Fei
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3826850/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24209511
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-245