A remarkably stable <it>TipE </it>gene cluster: evolution of insect Para sodium channel auxiliary subunits

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>First identified in fruit flies with temperature-sensitive paralysis phenotypes, the <it>Drosophila melanogaster TipE </it>locus encodes four voltage-gated sodium (Na<sub>V</sub>) channel auxiliary subunits. T...

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Main Authors: Li Jia, Waterhouse Robert M, Zdobnov Evgeny M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/337