The evolution of the vertebrate metzincins; insights from <it>Ciona intestinalis </it>and <it>Danio rerio</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The metzincins are a large gene superfamily of proteases characterized by the presence of a zinc protease domain, and include the ADAM, ADAMTS, BMP1/TLL, meprin and MMP genes. Metzincins are involved in the proteolysis of a wide vari...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/63 |