Molecular diversity and evolution of the large lipid transfer protein superfamily

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 489-502

  Smolenaars, Marcel M W ^a   Madsen, Ole ^b   Rodenburg, Kees W ^a   Van Der Horst, Dick J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Apolipoprotein B; Clotting protein; Lipid droplet; Lipophorin; Melanin engaging protein; Microsomal triglyceride transfer protein; Phylogeny; Sequence alignment; Subfunctionalization; Vitellogenin; Von Willebrand factor

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; FAT DROPLET; LIPID BINDING PROTEIN; LIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN; MICROSOMAL TRIGLYCERIDE TRANSFER PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VITELLOGENIN;

HUMAN; LIPID TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS B; CARRIER PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; VITELLOGENINS;

EID: 33947190010     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.R600028-JLR200     Document Type: Review

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