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Cysteine Enrichment Mediates Co-Option of Uricase in Reptilian Skin and Transition to Uricotelism
Uric acid is the main means of nitrogen excretion in uricotelic vertebrates (birds and reptiles) and the end product of purine catabolism in humans and a few other mammals. While uricase is inactivated in mammals unable to degrade urate, the presence of orthologous genes without inactivating mutatio...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10517255/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37695804 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad200 |