Gene expression and environmental adaptation: the evolution of hyper-variable multi-gene toxin families from pit viper venoms.
Informations
- Funding country
United Kingdom- Acronym
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- URL
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- Start date
- 9/2/2002
- End date
- 9/1/2006
- Budget
- 373,089 EUR
Fundings
| Name | Role | Start | End | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Grant | Grant | - | - | - |
Organisations
| Name | Role | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Lead Partner | - | - |
Abstract
Genome response to an environmental stimuli (i.e., a dietary switch) has been implicated in our preliminary studies of phospholipase A2 (PLA2) isoenzyme variation in Trimeresurus pitvipers. We will survey genetic diversity in the PLA2 and bradykinin poten