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Schematic representation of the pentraxin superfamily. Short- and long-pentraxins show a significant homology in their C-terminal pentraxin domain whereas long-pentraxins are characterized by unique N-terminal extensions. The 8 amino acid-long pentraxin family signature is highlighted.
