Genome-Wide Annotation of Remorins, a Plant-Specific Protein Family: Evolutionary and Functional Perspectives

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Remorins were discovered in a screen for plasma membrane (PM) proteins differentially phosphorylated in the presence of oligogalacturonides .The first remorin was initially designated as pp34, as it corresponded to a phosphorylated protein with a molecular mass of 34 kD in purified PM preparations from potato. After a section in J.L. Borge's "Book of Imaginary Beings," in which the remora fish is described to attach itself to larger fish and ships, this protein was renamed remorin due to its hydrophilic profile and its ability to attach to PMs.

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