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- noun biology Any of several
polypeptides that are fragments ofcadherin
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For example, a variation in a gene called protocadherin 15, which functions in sensory perception, including hearing and vision, appears to be under selection in some East Asian populations.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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PCDH11X controls production of a protein called a protocadherin, part of a family of molecules that help cells in the central nervous system to communicate with each other.
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PCDH11X controls production of a protein called a protocadherin, part of a family of molecules that help cells in the central nervous system to communicate with each other.
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PCDH11X controls production of a protein called a protocadherin, part of a family of molecules that help cells in the central nervous system to communicate with each other.
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Rajasegaran V, Venkatesh B (2007) Sequencing and comparative analysis of fugu protocadherin clusters reveal diversity of protocadherin genes among teleosts.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Comparative genomics and diversifying selection of the clustered vertebrate protocadherin genes.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Nabholz CE, Baldwin KK, Kim Y, Rueckert EH, et al. (2002) Promoter choice determines splice site selection in protocadherin alpha and gamma pre-mRNA splicing.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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The 22 members of the cell surface gamma protocadherin family get together in different combinations to create a molecular code that provides the diversity necessary for synaptic specificity.
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Senzaki K, Tai Y, Morishita H, Tanaka YZ, et al. (2004) Genomic organization and transcripts of the zebrafish protocadherin genes.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Dickson M, Myers RM (2004) Gene conversion and the evolution of protocadherin gene cluster diversity.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Haiyan Huang et al. 2010
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