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Sequence
comparison of the tandem repeat regions of OGFr, MUC1, and the
alternative reading frame of the OGFr tandem repeat region (OGFr-ARF).
The sequences are derived from the central, most frequently occurring
repeat. Minor variations in the sequence of both MUC1 and OGFr
repeats occur in the flanking repeats. OGFr shares 20% identity
with MUC1, and has positional conservation of 4 of 5 prolines
with MUC1. OGFr-ARF shares 30% identity with MUC1. The projection
showing the MUC1 amino acids involved in the poly-proline beta-turn
"loop" secondary structure are from Fontenot et al.
(13).
The secondary structures of OGFr and OGFr-ARF remain to be determined
experimentally.
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