Abstract:
:The observed distribution of protein structures can give us important clues about the underlying evolutionary process, imposing important constraints on possible models. The availability of results from an increasing number of genome projects has made the development of these models an active area of research. Models explaining the observed distribution of structures have focused on the inherent functional capabilities and structural properties of different folds and on the evolutionary dynamics. Increasingly, these elements are being combined.
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Curr Opin Struct Bioljournal_title
Current opinion in structural biologyauthors
Goldstein RAdoi
10.1016/j.sbi.2008.01.006subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-04-01 00:00:00pages
170-7issue
2eissn
0959-440Xissn
1879-033Xpii
S0959-440X(08)00010-9journal_volume
18pub_type
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