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From: The expanded inhibitor of apoptosis gene family in oysters possesses novel domain architectures and may play diverse roles in apoptosis following immune challenge

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Retroposition may have been involved in IAP gene family expansion in oysters and the Chinese scallop. Functional domains involved in retrotransposition were identified in the translated open reading frames of oysters Crassostrea gigas (Cg), C. virginica (Cv), and the Chinese scallop Mizuhopecten yessoensis (My) IAP genes using Interproscan. Functional domains are distinguished by color and plotted according to their position within the gene. Several oyster and scallop IAP genes possess functional domains necessary for active retrotransposition. This evidence, coupled with presence of intronless IAP genes, suggests retroposition as a potential mechanism of IAP expansion in molluscan bivalves

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BMC Genomics

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