Bioinformatic and expression analysis of the Brassica napus L. cyclophilins.
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SUBMITTER: Hanhart P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5431436 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
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Bioinformatic and expression analysis of the Brassica napus L. cyclophilins.
Hanhart Patrizia P Thieß Melanie M Amari Khalid K Bajdzienko Krzysztof K Giavalisco Patrick P Heinlein Manfred M Kehr Julia J
Scientific reports 20170504 1
Cyclophilins (CYPs) are a group of ubiquitous proteins characterized by their ability to bind to the immunosuppressive drug cyclosporin A. The CYP family occurs in a wide range of organisms and contains a conserved peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase domain. In addition to fulfilling a basic role in protein folding, CYPs may also play diverse important roles, e.g. in protein degradation, mRNA processing, development, and stress responses. We performed a genome-wide database survey and identified ...[more]
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