The dynamic intein landscape of eukaryotes
Abstract Background Inteins are mobile, self-splicing sequences that interrupt proteins and occur across all three domains of life. Scrutiny of the intein landscape in prokaryotes led to the hypothesis that some inteins are functionally important. Our focus shifts to eukaryotic inteins to assess the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-01-01
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Series: | Mobile DNA |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13100-018-0111-x |