The evolutionary transition from monomeric to oligomeric proteins: Tools, the environment, hypotheses

Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-298

  D'Alessio, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intersubunit interfaces; Intersubunit swap; Molecular evolution; Oligomers

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; DNA; HEMOGLOBIN; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MUTATION; OLIGOMERIZATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0032874536     PISSN: 00796107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6107(99)00009-7     Document Type: Article

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