Evolutionary journey of the Gc protein (vitamin D-binding protein) across vertebrates
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Evolutionary journey of the Gc protein (vitamin D-binding protein) across vertebrates
With so many diverse functions such as transporter of vitamin D metabolites and fatty acids, actin scavenger and macrophage activating factor, Gc must have been one of the most conserved proteins in animal kingdom. Our objective was to investigate the evolution of Gc by analyzing its differences at protein level. Using BLAST (Basic Local Alignment Search Tool) searches, Gc amino acid sequences ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2169-0707
DOI: 10.4161/idp.27450