Analysis of the mouse and human acyl-CoA thioesterase (ACOT) gene clusters shows that convergent, functional evolution results in a reduced number of human peroxisomal ACOTs. [electronic resource]
- FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Sep 2006
- 1855-64 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
1530-6860
10.1096/fj.06-6042com doi
Amino Acid Sequence Animals Base Sequence Cloning, Molecular DNA Primers Evolution, Molecular Humans Mice Molecular Sequence Data Multigene Family Open Reading Frames Palmitoyl-CoA Hydrolase--genetics Peroxisomes--enzymology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sequence Alignment Sequence Homology, Amino Acid Thiolester Hydrolases--genetics Transcription, Genetic