Small proteins: untapped area of potential biological importance

Polypeptides containing ≤ 100 amino acid residues are generally considered to be small proteins. Many studies have shown that some small proteins are involved in important biological processes, including cell signaling, metabolism and growth. Small protein generally has a simple domain and has an ad...

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Main Authors: Mingming eSu, Yunchao eLing, Jun eYu, Jiayan eWu, Jingfa eXiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2013.00286/full