THE ANCIENT REGULATORY-PROTEIN FAMILY OF WD-REPEAT PROTEINS

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作者
NEER, EJ
SCHMIDT, CJ
NAMBUDRIPAD, R
SMITH, TF
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,BOSTON,MA
[2] BOSTON UNIV,DEPT PHARMACOL,BOSTON,MA 02215
[3] BOSTON UNIV,BIOMOLEC ENGN RES CTR,BOSTON,MA 02215
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10.1038/371297a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
WD proteins are made up of highly conserved repeating units usually ending with Trp-Asp (WD). They are found in all eukaryotes but not in prokaryotes. They regulate cellular functions, such as cell division, cell-fate determination, gene transcription, transmembrane signalling, mRNA modification and vesicle fusion. Here we define the common features of the repeating units, and criteria for grouping such proteins into functional subfamilies.
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