Intron-loss evolution of hatching enzyme genes in Teleostei

Intron-loss evolution of hatching enzyme genes in Teleostei

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hatching enzyme, belonging to the astacin metallo-protease family, digests egg envelope at embryo hatching. Orthologous genes of the enzyme are found in all vertebrate genomes. Recently, we found that exon-intron structures of the ge...

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Main Authors: Kawaguchi Mari, Hiroi Junya, Miya Masaki, Nishida Mutsumi, Iuchi Ichiro, Yasumasu Shigeki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/260

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