Gain and loss events in the evolution of the apolipoprotein family in vertebrata

Gain and loss events in the evolution of the apolipoprotein family in vertebrata

Abstract Background Various apolipoproteins widely distributed among vertebrata play key roles in lipid metabolism and have a direct correlation with human diseases as diagnostic markers. However, the evolutionary progress of apolipoproteins in species remains unclear. Nine human apolipoproteins and...

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Main Authors: Jia-Qian Liu, Wen-Xing Li, Jun-Juan Zheng, Qing-Nan Tian, Jing-Fei Huang, Shao-Xing Dai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Phylogenesis
Gain and loss events
Divergence
Apolipoprotein
Vertebrata
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1519-8

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