A ratchet for protein complexity

W. Ford Doolittle ()
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W. Ford Doolittle: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada.

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7381, 270-271

Abstract: Molecular machines containing related protein subunits are common in cells. Reconstruction of ancient proteins suggests that this type of complexity can evolve in the absence of any initial selective advantage. See Letter p.360

Date: 2012
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