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Accelerated evolution of fetuin family proteins in Protobothrops flavoviridis (habu snake) serum and the discovery of an L1-like genomic element in the intronic sequence of a fetuin-encoding gene.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry - 1 Jan 2013
Tanaka Yasuyoshi, Oyama Sachiko, Hori Shin-ichi, Ushio Koya, Shioi Narumi, Terada Shigeyuki, Deshimaru Masanobu
Abstract excerpt
Habu serum factor (HSF) and HSF-like protein (HLP) are fetuin family proteins isolated from Protobothrops flavoviridis (habu snake) serum with different physiological activities. A comparison of their cDNAs and intronic sequences revealed that nucleotide substitutions were primarily in protein-coding regions, and the substitution patterns indicated accelerated evolution of these proteins. Genomic DNA fragment...
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