RBP3
Template:PBB Retinol binding protein 3, interstitial (RBP3), also known as IRBP, is a human gene[1], with Ensembl gene reference ENSG00000107618. Orthologous sequences have been identified in most eutherians except tenrecs and armadillos.
The rbp3 gene (and the RBP3 protein) is commonly used as phylogenetic marker. It has first been used to provide evidence for monophyly of Chiroptera[2]. Then, it has been used to infer the phylogeny of placental mammal orders[3][4], and of the major clades of Rodentia[5], Macroscelidea[6], and Primates[7]. RBP3 is also useful at lower taxonomic levels, e.g., in rodents [8]and primates[9].
References
- ^ "Entrez Gene: RBP3 retinol binding protein 3, interstitial".
- ^ Stanhope, M.J., Czelusniak, J., Si, J.-S., Nickerson, J. and Goodman, M. 1992. A molecular perspective on mammalian evolution from the gene encoding interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein, with convincing evidence for bat monophyly. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 1 : 148-160.
- ^ Stanhope, M.J., Smith, M.R., Waddell, V.G., Porter, C.A., Shijvi, M.S. and Goodman, M. 1996. Mammalian evolution and the interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein (IRBP) gene: convincing evidence for several superordinal clades. J. Mol. Evol. 43 : 83-92.
- ^ Madsen, O., Scally, M., Douady, C.J., Kao, D.J., DeBry, R.W., Adkins, R., Amrine, H., Stanhope, M.J., de Jong, W.W. and Springer, M.S. 2001. Parallel adaptative radiations in two major clades of placental mammals. Nature 409 : 610-614.
- ^ Huchon, D., Madsen, O., Sibbald, M.J.J.B., Ament, K., Stanhope, M., Catzeflis, F., de Jong, W.W. & Douzery, E.J.P. 2002. Rodent phylogeny and a timescale for the evolution of Glires: evidence from an extensive taxon sampling using three nuclear genes. Mol. Biol. Evol. 19: 1053-1065.
- ^ Douady, C.J., Catzeflis, F., Raman, J., Springer, M.S. & Stanhope, M.J. 2003. The Sahara as a vicariant agent, and the role of Miocene climatic events, in the diversification of the mammalian order Macroscelidea (elephant shrews). Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100: 8325-8330.
- ^ Poux, C. & Douzery, E.J.P. 2004. Primate phylogeny, evolutionary rate variations, and divergence times: A contribution from the nuclear gene IRBP. Am. J. Phys. Anthropol. 124: 1-16.
- ^ Jansa, S.A. & Weksler, M. 2004. Phylogeny of muroid rodents: relationships within and among major lineages as determined by IRBP gene sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 31: 256-276.
- ^ Horvath, J.E., Weisrock, D.W., Embry, S.L., Fiorentino, I., Balhoff, J.P., Kappeler, P., Wray, G.A., Willard, H.F. & Yoder, A.D. 2008. Development and application of a phylogenomic toolkit: Resolving the evolutionary history of Madagascar's lemurs. Genome Res. 18: 489-499.
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