Functional evolution of leptin of Ochotona curzoniae in adaptive thermogenesis driven by cold environmental stress.

<h4>Background</h4>Environmental stress can accelerate the directional selection and evolutionary rate of specific stress-response proteins to bring about new or altered functions, enhancing an organism's fitness to challenging environments. Plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae), an end...

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Main Authors: Jie Yang, Timothy G Bromage, Qian Zhao, Bao Hong Xu, Wei Li Gao, Hui Fang Tian, Hui Jun Tang, Dian Wu Liu, Xin Quan Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21698227/?tool=EBI