Expansion of Imaginal Disc Growth Factor Gene Family in Diptera Reflects the Evolution of Novel Functions

Imaginal disc growth factors (IDGFs) are a small protein family found in insects. They are related to chitinases and implicated in multiple functions, including cell growth stimulation, antimicrobial activity, insect hemolymph clotting, and maintenance of the extracellular matrix. A number of new ID...

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Autores principales: Zurovcova, Martina, Benes, Vladimir, Zurovec, Michal, Kucerova, Lucie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31635152
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10100365

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6835396/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31635152
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10100365

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