Robertson Hugh M
Department of Entomology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA.
Genetics. 2004 Oct;168(2):1077-80. doi: 10.1534/genetics.104.029744.
Vitamin-K epoxide reductase is encoded by the VKORC1 gene in mammals and other vertebrates, which also have a paralog, VKORC1L1. Single homologs are present in basal deuterostome and insect genomes, including Drosophila, and three trypanosomatid protists. VKOR is therefore an ancient gene/protein that can be studied in the Drosophila model system.
维生素K环氧化物还原酶由哺乳动物和其他脊椎动物中的VKORC1基因编码,这些动物还具有一个旁系同源基因VKORC1L1。在包括果蝇在内的基础后口动物和昆虫基因组以及三种锥虫原生生物中存在单一的同源物。因此,VKOR是一种古老的基因/蛋白质,可以在果蝇模型系统中进行研究。