The evolution of the histone methyltransferase gene Su(var)3-9 in metazoans includes a fusion with and a re-fission from a functionally unrelated gene.

Krauss, Veiko; Fassl, Anne; Fiebig, Petra; Patties, Ina; Sass, Heinz

Krauss, Veiko; Fassl, Anne; Fiebig, Petra; Patties, Ina; Sass, Heinz.

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Krauss V; Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology II, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21-23, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. krauss@rz.uni-leipzig.de

BMC Evol Biol ; 6: 18, 2006 Mar 02.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16512904

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Evolution, Molecular; Gene Fusion/genetics; Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase/genetics; Insecta/enzymology; Insecta/genetics; Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Gene Duplication; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; Histone Methyltransferases; Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase/chemistry; Molecular Sequence Data; Phylogeny; Protein Methyltransferases

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase / Evolution, Molecular / Gene Fusion / Insecta Type of study: Prognostic_studies Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: BMC Evol Biol Journal subject: BIOLOGIA Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Germany Country of publication: United kingdom

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