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Polyploidization and pseudogenization in allotetraploid frog Xenopus laevis promote the evolution of aquaporin family in higher vertebrates

BACKGROUND: Aquaporins (AQPs), as members of the major intrinsic protein (MIP) superfamily, facilitated the permeation of water and other solutes and are involved in multiple biological processes. AQP family exists in almost all living organisms and is highly diversified in vertebrates in both class...

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Autores principales: Jia, Yanglei, Liu, Xiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32727380
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-06942-y