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Soybean (Glycine max) expansin gene superfamily origins: segmental and tandem duplication events followed by divergent selection among subfamilies.
BMC plant biology - 11 Apr 2014
Zhu Yan, Wu Ningning, Song Wanlu, Yin Guangjun, Qin Yajuan, Yan Yueming, Hu Yingkao
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Expansins are plant cell wall loosening proteins that are involved in cell enlargement and a variety of other developmental processes. The expansin superfamily contains four subfamilies; namely, α-expansin (EXPA), β-expansin (EXPB), expansin-like A (EXLA), and expansin-like B (EXLB)....
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