The conservation and uniqueness of the caspase family in the basal chordate, amphioxus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The caspase family, which plays a central role in apoptosis in metazoans, has undergone an expansion in amphioxus, increasing to 45 members through domain recombination and shuffling.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>In...

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Main Authors: Ren Zhenghua, Chen Shangwu, Huang Huiqing, Yang Manyi, Huang Shengfeng, Ruan Jie, Li Jun, Yuan Shaochun, Xu Liqun, Xu Anlong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/60