title: Phylogenetic comparison of the myxosporea based on an actin cDNA isolated from Myxobolus cerebralis.
abstract: The full-length actin gene from Myxobolus cerebralis (McerAct-1), the first characterized from representatives in the phylum Myxozoa, encodes a 378-amino acid polypeptide with an estimated molecular weight of 41,580-Da. A phylogenetic comparison found M. cerebralis to branch outside the metazoans. This finding contrasts with previous reports that suggest an evolutionary affinity of the Myxozoa with either the Bilateria or Cnidaria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. gokelley@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: Garry O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Beauchamp
authors.forename: Ronald P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Hedrick
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D000818:Animals; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030541:Databases, Genetic; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017125:Genes, Protozoan; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010802:Phylogeny; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins