Divergence of duplicate POMC genes in gilthead sea bream Sparus auratus

Proopiomelanocorticotrophin (POMC) in vertebrates is produced in the pituitary gland and undergoes post-translational processing to give rise to a range of biologically active peptides. Teleosts possess 2–3 different POMC transcripts which have been proposed to have originated from a whole or partia...

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Main Author: Cardoso, João (author)
Other Authors: Laiz-Carrión, R. (author), Louro, Bruno (author), Silva, Nádia (author), Canario, Adelino V. M. (author), Mancera, J. M. (author), Power, Deborah (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Ectopic expression
Evolution
Gene duplication
Pituitary
POMC
Sub-functionalization
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3833
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/3833

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/3833

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