Adaptive evolution of the matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein in mammals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Matrix extracellular phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE) belongs to a family of small integrin-binding ligand N-linked glycoproteins (SIBLINGs) that play a key role in skeleton development, particularly in mineralization, phosphate regulation...

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Main Authors: Machado João, Johnson Warren E, O'Brien Stephen J, Vasconcelos Vítor, Antunes Agostinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/342