Characterisation of the
BMC Plant Biology, 2010 Background Genes belonging to the pathogenesis related 10 (PR10) group have been studied in several plant species, where they form multigene families.
Lebel Sylvain +3 more
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The UDP-glucosyltransferase multigene family in
BMC Genomics, 2008 Background Glucosidation plays a major role in the inactivation and excretion of a great variety of both endogenous and exogenous compounds. A class of UDP-glycosyltransferases (UGTs) is involved in this process.
Lu Cheng +6 more
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The actin multigene family of
BMC Genomics, 2007 Background A Paramecium tetraurelia pilot genome project, the subsequent sequencing of a Megabase chromosome as well as the Paramecium genome project aimed at gaining insight into the genome of Paramecium.
Wagner Erika +5 more
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Olfactory receptor multigene family in vertebrates: from the viewpoint of evolutionary genomics. [PDF]
Curr Genomics, 2012 Olfaction is essential for the survival of animals. Diverse odor molecules in the environment are detected by the olfactory receptors (ORs) in the olfactory epithelium of the nasal cavity. There are ~400 and ~1,000 OR genes in the human and mouse genomes,
Niimura Y.
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Conserved pattern-based classification of human odorant receptor multigene family [PDF]
Scientific ReportsConserved protein-coding sequences are critical for maintaining protein function across species. Odorant receptors (ORs), a large poorly understood multigene family responsible for odor detection, lack comprehensive classification methods that reflect ...
Sang Eun Ryu +5 more
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Sequence of a complete chicken BG haplotype shows dynamic expansion and contraction of two gene lineages with particular expression patterns. [PDF]
PLoS Genetics, 2014 Many genes important in immunity are found as multigene families. The butyrophilin genes are members of the B7 family, playing diverse roles in co-regulation and perhaps in antigen presentation.
Jan Salomonsen +22 more
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Molecular evolution of the primate α-/θ-defensin multigene family. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The primate α-/θ-defensin multigene family encodes versatile endogenous cationic and amphipathic peptides that have broad-spectrum antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral activity.
Dong-Qiang Cheng +2 more
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Clues to evolution of the SERA multigene family in 18 Plasmodium species. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2011 SERA gene sequences were newly determined from 11 primate Plasmodium species including two human parasites, P. ovale and P. malariae, and the evolutionary history of SERA genes was analyzed together with 7 known species.
Arisue N +7 more
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A novel multigene family may encode odorant receptors: A molecular basis for odor recognition
Cell, 1991 Linda B. Buck, Richard Axel
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Genetic variation in small multigene families [PDF]
Genetical Research, 1981 SUMMARYIn order to understand the evolution of genetic systems in which two genes are tandemly repeated (small multigene family) such as has been recently found in the haemoglobin α loci of primates, haemoglobin β loci of mouse and rarbit and other proteins, a population genetics approach was used.
Tomoko Ohta
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