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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Main Authors: Ragg Hermann, Kumar Abhishek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/8/250