Phylogenetic Analyses Uncover a Novel Clade of Transferrin in Nonmammalian Vertebrates
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Phylogenetic Analyses Uncover a Novel Clade of Transferrin in Nonmammalian Vertebrates
Transferrin is a protein super-family involved in iron transport, a central process in cellular homeostasis. Throughout the evolution of vertebrates, transferrin members have diversified into distinct subfamilies including serotransferrin, ovotransferrin, lactoferrin, melanotransferrin, the inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase, pacifastin, and the major yolk protein in sea urchin. Previous phylogene...
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عنوان ژورنال: Molecular Biology and Evolution
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1537-1719,0737-4038
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mss325