Evolution and origin of merlin, the product of the <it>Neurofibromatosis type 2 </it>(<it>NF2</it>) tumor-suppressor gene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Merlin, the product of the <it>Neurofibromatosis type 2 </it>(<it>NF2</it>) tumor suppressor gene, belongs to the ezrin-radixin-moesin (ERM) subgroup of the protein 4.1 superfamily, which links cell surface gl...

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Main Authors: Omelyanchuk Leonid V, Chang Long-Sheng, Akhmametyeva Elena M, Blinov Alexander, Golovnina Kseniya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/5/69