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Collagen IV of basement membranes: I. Origin and diversification of COL4 genes enabling animal evolution and adaptation
Patrick Page-McCaw, Elena N. Pokidysheva, Carl E Darris…·Billy G. Hudson
The paper investigates the evolutionary origin and diversification of collagen IV genes, revealing their role in the development of basement membranes and adaptation to environmental osmolarity.