Introns and protein revolution--an analysis of the exon/intron organisation of actin genes.
FEBS Lett
; 392(1): 63-5, 1996 Aug 19.
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ABSTRACT
A catalogue of intron positions obtained from a large number of actin genes has been compiled with a view to understanding the possible origin of intervening sequences. Actins are ubiquitous proteins conserved in evolution and an analysis of their gene structures from various organisms has revealed that there may be at least 25 intron positions distributed at different positions in the coding regions. A comparison of intron positions from a wide range of organisms from that of yeast to human actins shows that introns could be more ancestral in origin. The conservation in the observed intron patterns within the different tissue types hints at a possible functional significance of introns in present day actin genes.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Intrones
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Actinas
Límite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
FEBS Lett
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
India