STRUCTURAL EVIDENCE FOR GENE DUPLICATION IN EVOLUTION OF ACID PROTEASES

被引:365
作者
TANG, J
JAMES, MNG
HSU, IN
JENKINS, JA
BLUNDELL, TL
机构
[1] UNIV ALBERTA,DEPT BIOCHEM,MRC,PROT STRUCT & FUNCT GRP,EDMONTON T6G 2H7,ALBERTA,CANADA
[2] UNIV LONDON,BIRKBECK COLL,DEPT CRYSTALLOG,MOLEC BIOL LAB,LONDON WC1,ENGLAND
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10.1038/271618a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
X-ray studies of acid proteases indicate a bilobal structure with a well defined active site cleft. An intramolecular two-fold symmetry axis relates two topologically similar domains and the active site residues. A possible mechanism for evolution by gene duplication, divergence and gene fusion is presented. © 1978 Nature Publishing Group.
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