Evolution: Complex Multicellular Life with 5,500 Genes
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Sweet secret of the multicellular life.
Fig. 1. Prion “furball”. Prion protein is a glycoprotein composed of the amino acid backbone, two N-glycans, and a glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor. The protein part of the molecule is shown in green, dynamics of the two attached Nglycans is shown in light and dark blue, and the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor is colored orange. Figure courtesy of M.R. Wormald, R.A. Dwek, and P. M. Rudd,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.04.032