Tags: Protein.
The ERM protein family consists of three closely related proteins ezrin radixin and moesin. The three paralogs ezrin radixin and moesin are present in vertebrates whereas other species have only one ERM gene. Therefore in vertebrates these paralogs likely arose by gene duplication.ERM proteins are highly conserved throughout evolution . More than 75% identity is observed in the N-terminal and the C-terminal of vertebrates (ezrin radixin moesin) Drosophila (dmoesin) and C.
