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Avidin related protein 2 shows unique structural and functional features among the avidin protein family.
BMC biotechnology - 7 Oct 2005
Hytönen Vesa P, Määttä Juha A E, Kidron Heidi, Halling Katrin K, Hörhä Jarno, Kulomaa Tuomas, Nyholm Thomas K M, Johnson Mark S, Salminen Tiina A, Kulomaa Markku S, Airenne Tomi T
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BACKGROUND: The chicken avidin gene family consists of avidin and several avidin related genes (AVRs). Of these gene products, avidin is the best characterized and is known for its extremely high affinity for D-biotin, a property that is utilized in numerous modern life science applications. Recently, the AVR genes have been expressed as recombinant proteins, which have shown different biotin-binding properties...
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