Slipped-strand mispairing: a major mechanism for DNA sequence evolution.

G Levinson, GA Gutman - Molecular biology and evolution, 1987 - academic.oup.com
Simple repetitive DNA sequences are a widespread and abundant feature of genomic DNA.
The following several features characterize such sequences:(1) they typically consist of a …

High frequencies of short frameshifts in poly-CA/TG tandem repeats borne by bacteriophage M13 in Escherichia coli K-12

G Levinson, GA Gutman - Nucleic acids research, 1987 - academic.oup.com
Slipped-strand mispairing (SSM) may play an major role in repetitive DNA sequence
evolution by generating large numbers of short frameshift mutations within simple tandem …

Pregnenolone 16 alpha-carbonitrile-inducible P-450 gene family: gene conversion and differential regulation

FJ Gonzalez, BJ Song, JP Hardwick - Molecular and Cellular …, 1986 - Taylor & Francis
A cytochrome P-450 cDNA clone, designated pP450PCN2, homologous to the previously
characterized pregnenolone 16 alpha-carbonitrile (PCN)-induced P-450 cDNA …

Recent advances in molecular genetics of the silk moth, Bombyx mori

J Nagaraju - Current Science, 2000 - JSTOR
The domesticated silk moth, Bombyx mori, the lepidopteran molecular model and an
important economic insect is emerging as an ideal molecular genetic resource for solving a …

Primate evolution of an olfactory receptor cluster: diversification by gene conversion and recent emergence of pseudogenes

D Sharon, G Glusman, Y Pilpel, M Khen, F Gruetzner… - Genomics, 1999 - Elsevier
The olfactory receptor (OR) subgenome harbors the largest known gene family in mammals,
disposed in clusters on numerous chromosomes. We have carried out a comparative …

[BOOK][B] Insect accessory reproductive structures: function, structure, and development

MS Kaulenas - 2012 - books.google.com
In retrospect, the range of topics covered in this monograph, although forming a coherent
ensemble, is so extensive that a detailed discussion could easily extend to three or four …

A novel member of the Ig superfamily, turtle, is a CNS-specific protein required for coordinated motor control

KD Bodily, CM Morrison, RB Renden… - Journal of …, 2001 - Soc Neuroscience
We describe here the cloning and functional characterization of a neural-specific novel
member of the Ig superfamily, turtle (tutl), with a structure of five Ig C2-type domains, two …

[HTML][HTML] GATA-type zinc finger motif-containing sequences and chorion gene transcription factors of the silkworm Bombyx mori.

JR Drevet, YA Skeiky, K Iatrou - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1994 - Elsevier
To characterize a DNA-binding protein, BCFI, which regulates the expression of silkmoth
chorion genes through binding to gene promoter elements identical to those recognized by …

Early establishment and autonomous implementation of a developmental program controlling silkmoth chorion gene expression

L Swevers, K Iatrou - Developmental biology, 1992 - Elsevier
To address the question of whether prechoriogenic follicles of the silkmoth Bombyx mori
have the capacity to enter choriogenesis in organ culture and define the stage at which …

Developmental control and evolution in the chorion gene families of insects

FC Kafatos, N Spoerel, SA Mitsialis, HT Nguyen… - Advances in …, 1987 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary Extensive sequence information is now available for the major chorion
components in both moths and flies. These proteins have proved to be numerous but belong …