Patterns of evolutionary conservation in the nesprin genes highlight probable functionally important protein domains and isoforms

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1359-1367

  Simpson, Jennifer G ^a   Roberts, Rolland G ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Calmin; Dystrophin; Evolution; Nesprin; Spectrin; Synaptic nuclear envelope protein (SYNE)

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NESPRIN; NESPRIN 1; NESPRIN 2; NESPRIN 3; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SPECTRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ISOPROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLADISTICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERY DREIFUSS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE REARRANGEMENT; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE;

OSTEICHTHYES; VERTEBRATA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 59149085789     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0361359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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