Ancestry and evolution of a secretory pathway serpin
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The serpin (serine protease inhibitor) superfamily constitutes a class of functionally highly diverse proteins usually encompassing several dozens of paralogs in mammals. Though phylogenetic classification of vertebrate serpins into...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-09-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/250 |