Structural and functional implications of positive selection at the primate angiogenin gene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels, is a primordial process in development and its dysregulation has a central role in the pathogenesis of many diseases. Angiogenin (ANG), a peculiar member of the RNase A superfamily, i...

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Main Authors: Antunes Agostinho, Osorio Daniel S, Ramos Maria J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/167