The common characteristic of the alpha-crystallin/small heat-shock protein family is the
presence of a conserved homologous sequence of 90-100 residues. Apart from the …

Sequences of 40 very diverse representatives of the α-crystallin–small heat-shock protein (α-
Hsp) superfamily are compared. Their characteristic C-terminalα-crystallin domain'of 80–100 …

Deciphering relationships among the orders of placental mammals remains an important
problem in evolutionary biology and has implications for understanding patterns of …

Molecular phylogenetic studies have resolved placental mammals into four major groups,
but have not established the full hierarchy of interordinal relationships, including the position …

Higher level relationships among placental mammals, as well as the historical biogeography
and morphological diversification of this group, remain unclear,,. Here we analyse …

To obtain an inventory of all human genes that code for α-crystallin–related small heat shock
proteins (sHsps), the databases available from the public International Human Genome …

The ever-increasing number of proteins identified as belonging to the family of small heat-
shock proteins (shsps) and α-crystallins enables us to reassess the phylogeny of this …

Rodentia is the largest order of placental mammals, with approximately 2,050 species
divided into 28 families. It is also one of the most controversial with respect to its monophyly …

The order Insectivora, including living taxa (lipotyphlans) and archaic fossil forms, is central
to the question of higher-level relationships among placental mammals. Beginning with …

α‐Crystallin is a high‐molecular‐mass protein that for many decades was thought to be one
of the rare real organ‐specific proteins. This protein exists as an aggregate of about 800 …