The Rh protein family: Gene evolution, membrane biology, and disease association

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1203-1218

  Huang, Cheng Han ^a   Ye, Mao ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Channels and transporters; Disease association; Epithelia; Erythrocytes; Gene evolution; Molecular genetics; Plasma membrane; Rh protein family; Systemic pH

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA TRANSPORTER; GENE PRODUCT; GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN RH; RH ASSOCIATED GLYCOPROTEIN; RHESUS ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUKARYOTE; GENEALOGY; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MEMBRANE BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TAXONOMY; VERTEBRATE; ANIMAL; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP RHESUS SYSTEM; CELL MEMBRANE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PATHOLOGY;

PROKARYOTA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; CELL MEMBRANE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RH-HR BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM;

EID: 77950609384     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 14209071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0217-x     Document Type: Review

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