Evolutional imprints on the sequences of BMP2/4/DPP type proteins

Fly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-23

  Künnapuu, Jaana ^a   Shimmi, Osamu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

BMP2; BMP4; DPP; Furin; Pro protein convertase

Indexed keywords

METAZOA;

EID: 77952710608     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/fly.4.1.10652     Document Type: Article

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