Duplication of the IGFBP-2 gene in teleost fish: protein structure and functionality conservation and gene expression divergence.

BACKGROUND: Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) is a secreted protein that binds and regulates IGF actions in controlling growth, development, reproduction, and aging. Elevated expression of IGFBP-2 is often associated with progression of many types of cancers. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIP...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jianfeng Zhou, Wenhong Li, Hiroyasu Kamei, Cunming Duan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2593780?pdf=render