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These can usually be assigned to one of three subfamilies, Subfamily Iα partitions into narrow-specificity aspartate aminotransferases and broad-specificity aspartate aminotransferases that can accommodate the aromatic ring.
The p24 proteins belong to at least four distinct subfamilies [ 8, 12] and form hetero-oligomeric complexes that contain at least one member from each subfamily.
There are no members of the KRP85/95 or Unc104/KIF1 subfamilies in Arabidopsis while Drosophila and C. elegans both have a few members in each of these families.
The most striking case is seen in Arabidopsis thaliana , which appears to have proliferated the Erv25 subfamily (five to six members), but lacks the Erp2p and Erp5p subfamilies.
Gene duplication allows one copy to assume a new biological role through mutation, while the other copy preserves the original functionality [ 3 4 ] . Hence, subfamilies often differ in their biological functionality yet still exhibit a high degree of sequence similarity.