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Evolution of the apolipoprotein E receptor 2 gene by exon loss.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Aug 1998
Kim H J, Kim D H, Magoori K, Saeki S, Yamamoto T T
Abstract excerpt
The apolipoprotein E receptor 2 (apoER2) gene consists of a mosaic of exons, which may have been assembled by "exon shuffling." Analysis of apoER2 transcripts in several species reveals a lost repeat in the ligand-binding domain of primate apoER2. A pseudo-exon found in the primate apoER2 genes corresponds to the lost repeat but contains a crucial deletion that leads to a translational frameshift. The pseudo-exon...
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