Caseins are among cardinal proteins that evolved in the lineage leading to mammals. In
milk, caseins and calcium phosphate (CaP) form a huge complex called casein micelle. By …

The caseins comprise the major protein component of milk of most mammals and are
secreted as micelles that also carry high concentrations of calcium. They are …

In bovine milk, four types of caseins (O~ s~-, cts2-, 13-, and K-casein) have been identified,
each encoded by a single copy gene. For each of these, several genetic variants have been …

Using a milk-cell cDNA sequencing approach we characterised milk-protein sequences from
two monotreme species, platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and echidna (Tachyglossus …

Acquisition of milk production capabilities by an ancestor of mammals is at the root of
mammalian evolution. Milk casein micelles are a primary source of amino acids and calcium …

The milk of mammals is a complex fluid mixture of various proteins, minerals, lipids, and
other micronutrients that play a critical role in providing nutrition and immunity to newborns …

Caseins, the major milk proteins, are present in a genomic cluster spanning 250–350 kb.
The divergence at the coding level between human, rodent, and cattle sequences is rather …

The caseins represent the major protein fraction in the milks of most species (Jenness,
1979). In bovine milk these consist of the three Ca-sensitive caseins, asl-, as2-and/?-casein …

Gene duplication creates evolutionary novelties by using older tools in new ways. We have
identified evidence that the genes for enamel matrix proteins (EMPs), milk caseins, and …

The analysis of yeast artificial chromosomes (YACs) containing the complete mouse casein
gene locus revealed the presence of five casein genes, α-, ß-, γ-, δ-, and κ-casein, in this …