Correlation of gene and protein structures in the FXYD family proteins.
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SUBMITTER: Franzin CM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2907130 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec
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Correlation of gene and protein structures in the FXYD family proteins.
Franzin Carla M CM Yu Jinghua J Thai Khang K Choi Jungyuen J Marassi Francesca M FM
Journal of molecular biology 20051028 4
The FXYD family proteins are auxiliary subunits of the Na,K-ATPase, expressed primarily in tissues that specialize in fluid or solute transport, or that are electrically excitable. These proteins range in size from about 60 to 160 amino acid residues, and share a core homology of 35 amino acid residues in and around a single transmembrane segment. Despite their relatively small sizes, they are all encoded by genes with six to nine small exons. We show that the helical secondary structures of thr ...[more]
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