How do proteins gain new domains?
A study of the contributions of different mechanisms of domain gain in animal proteins suggests that gene fusion is likely to be most frequent.
Marsh
Joseph A
JA
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH, UK.
Teichmann
Sarah A
SA
D000818:Animals; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D007438:Introns / Q000235:genetics; D008958:Models, Molecular; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
D011506:Proteins