Structure-Based Phylogenetic Analysis of the Lipocalin Superfamily.

Lipocalins constitute a superfamily of extracellular proteins that are found in all three kingdoms of life. Although very divergent in their sequences and functions, they show remarkable similarity in 3-D structures. Lipocalins bind and transport small hydrophobic molecules. Earlier sequence-based p...

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Main Authors: Balasubramanian Lakshmi, Madhulika Mishra, Narayanaswamy Srinivasan, Govindaraju Archunan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4532494?pdf=render