Analysis of sequence periodicity in E. coli Proteins: Empirical investigation of the "duplication and divergence" theory of protein evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 149-158

  Gatherer, Derek ^a,c   McEwan, Neil R ^b  

^a RiboTargets Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli; Gene duplication; Periodicity; Proteome

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHI SQUARE TEST; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIODICITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

DATABASES, PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PERIODICITY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEOME; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0042887052     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-002-2462-1     Document Type: Article

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