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The coevolution of insect muscle TpnT and TpnI gene isoforms.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2005
Herranz Raúl, Mateos Jesús, Mas José A, García-Zaragoza Elena, Cervera Margarita, Marco Roberto
Abstract excerpt
In bilaterians, the main regulator of muscle contraction is the troponin (Tpn) complex, comprising three closely interacting subunits (C, T, and I). To understand how evolutionary forces drive molecular change in protein complexes, we have compared the gene structures and expression patterns of Tpn genes in insects. In this class, while TpnC is encoded by multiple genes, TpnT and TpnI are encoded by single genes....
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