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J Mol Evol

Title:		Patterns of gene duplication in lepidopteran pheromone binding proteins
Author(s):		Merritt TJ; LaForest S; Prestwich GD; Quattro JM; Vogt RG;
Address:		"Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA. merritt@biol.scarolina.edu"
Journal Title:		J Mol Evol
Year:		1998
Volume:		46
Issue:		3
Page Number:		272 - 276
DOI:		10.1007/pl00006303
ISSN/ISBN:		0022-2844 (Print) 0022-2844 (Linking)
Abstract:		"We have isolated and characterized cDNAs representing two distinct pheromone binding proteins (PBPs) from the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar. We use the L. dispar protein sequences, along with other published lepidopteran PBPs, to investigate the evolutionary relationships among genes within the PBP multigene family. Our analyses suggest that the presence of two distinct PBPs in genera representing separate moth superfamilies is the result of relatively recent, independent, gene duplication events rather than a single, ancient, duplication. We discuss this result with respect to the biochemical diversification of moth PBPs"
Keywords:		"Amino Acid Sequence Animals Carrier Proteins/chemistry/*genetics Cloning, Molecular Insect Proteins/chemistry/*genetics Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins Lepidoptera/*genetics/metabolism Molecular Sequence Data *Multigene Family Phylogeny Sequ;"
Notes:		"MedlineMerritt, T J LaForest, S Prestwich, G D Quattro, J M Vogt, R G eng DC-00588/DC/NIDCD NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Germany 1998/03/11 J Mol Evol. 1998 Mar; 46(3):272-6. doi: 10.1007/pl00006303"