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IGFBP5

Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein 5 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IGFBP5 gene.[1] An IGFBP5 gene was recently identified as being important for adaptation to varying water salinity in fish.[2]

References

References

  1. Allander SV, Larsson C, Ehrenborg E, Suwanichkul A, Weber G, Morris SL, Bajalica S, Kiefer MC, Luthman H, Powell DR (May 1994). “Characterization of the chromosomal gene and promoter for human insulin-like growth factor binding protein-5”. J Biol Chem. 269 (14): 10891–8. PMID 7511611.
  2. Kusakabe M, Ishikawa A, Ravinet M, Yoshida K, Makino T, Toyoda A, Fujiyama A, Kitano J (2017). “Genetic basis for variation in salinity tolerance between stickleback ecotypes”. Molecular Ecology. 26 (1): 304–319. doi:10.1111/mec.13875. PMID 27706866.
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