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Membrane-associated collagens with interrupted triple-helices (MACITs): evolution from a bilaterian common ancestor and functional conservation in C. elegans

BACKGROUND: Collagens provide structural support and guidance cues within the extracellular matrix of metazoans. Mammalian collagens XIII, XXIII and XXV form a unique subgroup of type II transmembrane proteins, each comprising a short N-terminal cytosolic domain, a transmembrane domain and a largely...

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Autores principales: Tu, Hongmin, Huhtala, Pirkko, Lee, Hang-Mao, Adams, Josephine C., Pihlajaniemi, Taina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4678570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26667623
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0554-3