Molecular evolution of type VI intermediate filament proteins

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tanabin, transitin and nestin are type VI intermediate filament (IF) proteins that are developmentally regulated in frogs, birds and mammals, respectively. Tanabin is expressed in the growth cones of embryonic vertebrate neurons, whe...

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Main Authors: Vincent Michel, Savard Pierre E, Khan Paul A, Guérette Dominique
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/164