title: The ovalbumin family of serpin proteins.
abstract: A protein family, the 'Ov-serpins' has been identified by comparing amino acid sequence, protein characteristics and gene organization. The Ov-serpins would not be recognized as a family based on sequence identity alone. This example suggests that combinations of characteristics may need to be examined to identify family groupings within the serpin superfamily.
authors.affiliation: Center for Blood Research, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Remold-O'Donnell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D005810:Multigene Family; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000737:chemistry; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D015843:Serpins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D015843:Serpins; D010047:Ovalbumin