... [29]. The overall analysis, examining the topology of the phylogenetic tree and the position of each gene inside the cluster, was informative regard-ing the orthology relationships of the distinct ... dashes. The active site (YTVAK) and the cofactor-binding motifs aremarked in bold. The D43, T67 and A69 residues, involved in cofactor specificity, are indicated by asterisks. Flanking the N-terminal ... on these two protein families, the majorenzyme(s) responsible for the in vivo oxidation of retinolremains uncertain. In previous studies, we analyzed the functionality and evolution of the...