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Figure 10

From: Evolutionary history of the alpha2,8-sialyltransferase (ST8Sia) gene family: Tandem duplications in early deuterostomes explain most of the diversity found in the vertebrate ST8Sia genes

Figure 10

Schematic drawing of the evolution of sialylation with a general trend from poly- to oligo- and mono-α2,8-sialylation patterns. Acceptor substrates and mode of sialylation are given on the left side of the simplified phylogenetic tree. The boxed question mark indicates that the enzymatic activities of ST8Sia EX and ST8Sia VII are unknown.

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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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