A holistic phylogeny of the coronin gene family reveals an ancient origin of the tandem-coronin, defines a new subfamily, and predicts protein function

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Coronins belong to the superfamily of the eukaryotic-specific WD40-repeat proteins and play a role in several actin-dependent processes like cytokinesis, cell motility, phagocytosis, and vesicular trafficking. Two major types of coro...

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Main Authors: Kollmar Martin, Hammesfahr Björn, Eckert Christian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/268