Evolution of <it>AANAT</it>: expansion of the gene family in the cephalochordate amphioxus
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The arylalkylamine <it>N</it>-acetyltransferase (AANAT) family is divided into structurally distinct vertebrate and non-vertebrate groups. Expression of vertebrate AANATs is limited primarily to the pineal gland and retin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-05-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/10/154 |