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Phylogenetic Analysis of Neutral Ceramidase

by Nirmal Rajah.r, Rufus Auxillia
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 108 - Number 7
Year of Publication: 2014
Authors: Nirmal Rajah.r, Rufus Auxillia
10.5120/18923-0271

Nirmal Rajah.r, Rufus Auxillia . Phylogenetic Analysis of Neutral Ceramidase. International Journal of Computer Applications. 108, 7 ( December 2014), 18-23. DOI=10.5120/18923-0271

@article{ 10.5120/18923-0271,
author = { Nirmal Rajah.r, Rufus Auxillia },
title = { Phylogenetic Analysis of Neutral Ceramidase },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { December 2014 },
volume = { 108 },
number = { 7 },
month = { December },
year = { 2014 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 18-23 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume108/number7/18923-0271/ },
doi = { 10.5120/18923-0271 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%T Phylogenetic Analysis of Neutral Ceramidase
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 108
%N 7
%P 18-23
%D 2014
%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

Neutral ceramidase (NCDase) plays an important role in cell regulation, and has been observed in most of the organism across different groups. In this study the molecular evolution of NCDase in different organisms was studied. The phylogenetic tree relationships among the organisms were explored by comparing the sequences of their NCDase. Mulitle sequence alignment of NCDase protein sequence of different source organisms revealed sequence level homology and highly conserved regions level. A conserved hexapeptide sequence GDVSPN within a large conserved domain was observed frequently in the sequences studies, further study of the sequences indicated the presence of Ser/Thr rich mucin like domains in the sequences of vertebrate NCDase enzymes, but was totally absent in invertebrates and bacteria, confirming the specific domain was acquired separately in mammals during the course of evolution. Comparisons of similarity values and inspection of phylogenetic tree was used to better trace the evolutionary history of Neutral ceramidase and resolve relationships between the organisms.

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Molecular evolution Protein Evolution Cladogram Phylogenetics

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