Shuffled domains in extracellular proteins
FEBS LettersPublished 29 July 1991Open access
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A comprehensive list of domains in extracellular mosaic proteins is presented, which point to a structural network that may also represent the molecular basis for a complex coordination of various functions within the world ofextracellular proteins.
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A comprehensive list of domains in extracellular mosaic proteins is presented. About 40 domains were distinguished by consensus patterns. A subsequent sequence database search recognized these domains in more than 200 extracellular proteins. The results point to a structural network, which may also represent the molecular basis for a complex coordination of various functions within the world of extracellular proteins.
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