Identification, distribution and molecular evolution of the pacifastin gene family in Metazoa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Members of the pacifastin family are serine peptidase inhibitors, most of which are produced as multi domain precursor proteins. Structural and biochemical characteristics of insect pacifastin-like peptides have been studied intensiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/97 |