The 'evolvability' of promiscuous protein functions
The 'evolvability' of promiscuous protein functions
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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English
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New York: Nature Publishing Group US
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How proteins with new functions (
e.g.
, drug or antibiotic resistance or degradation of man-made chemicals) evolve in a matter of months or years is still unclear. This ability is dependent on the induction of new phenotypic traits by a small number of mutations (plasticity). But mutations often have deleterious effects on functions that are...
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The 'evolvability' of promiscuous protein functions
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67346958
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67346958
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1061-4036
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1546-1718
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10.1038/ng1482
