Structure-Function Relationships of Glycoprotein Hormones and their Subunits' Ancestors

Glycoprotein hormones (GPHs) are the most complex molecules with hormonal activity. They exist only in vertebrates but the genes encoding their subunits ancestors are found in most vertebrate invertebrate species although their roles are still unknown.In the present report we review the available st...

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Main Authors: Claire eCAHOREAU, Danièle eKLETT, Yves eCOMBARNOUS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2015.00026/full