Three independent determinants of protein evolutionary rate

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 98-111

  Choi, Sun Shim ^a   Hannenhalli, Sridhar ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary rate determining factors; Expression level; Functional importance; Gene compactness

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTATION RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES; GENETIC FITNESS; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION RATE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEINS;

EID: 84879604998     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-013-9543-6     Document Type: Article

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