The amino-terminal sequence of lobster fibrinogen reveals common ancestry with vitellogenins.
The amino-terminal sequence of lobster "fibrinogen" was determined. A computer search of the sequence revealed that the lobster protein is homologous to vitellogenins (precursors of egg-yolk proteins).
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Center for Molecular Genetics, University California, San Diego La Jolla 92093.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D005340:Fibrinogen / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008121:Nephropidae; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D014819:Vitellogenins / Q000235:genetics*
D014819:Vitellogenins; D005340:Fibrinogen