title: Phylogenetic sleuthing reveals pair of paralogous genes.
abstract: The complex evolutionary history of the IFIT family of antiviral genes has been shaped by continuous interactions between mammalian hosts and their many viruses.
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, United States.
authors.forename: Jamie E
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1499-4857
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Henzy
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, United States.
authors.forename: Welkin E
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5991-5414
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D008322:Mammals; D010802:Phylogeny; D011506:Proteins
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D011506:Proteins
keywords: S. cerevisiae; evolutionary biology; gene conversion; genomics; host-virus interactions; human; infectious disease; innate immunity; mRNA modification; microbiology; mouse; phylogeny; translation; virus