LIGs are transmembrane proteins, containing a leucine-rich repeat (LRR) and immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domain, important in cell interactions and signaling. There are 36 human LIG proteins, of which the AMIGO and NGL subfamilies have sizable intracellular domains of which minimal functional knowledge has been obtained. Within intracellular regions, short linear motifs (SLiMs) that function as targeting signals, modification sites, and protein binding sites may exist. Identification of motifs conserved across different species provides a phylogenetic approach to aid in discovery of functional SLiMs. In this study, orthologs of AMIGO and NGL human proteins were identified in Mus musculus (mouse), Gallus gallus (chicken), Callorhinchus milii (elephant shark) and used to identify putative SLiMs.

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Creator

• Nagatti, Doreet

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-012617-143641

Advisor

• Duffy, Joseph B.

Year

• 2017

Date created

• 2017-01-26

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright