期刊
GENOMICS
卷 93, 期 1, 页码 90-97出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2008.09.009
关键词
Protein evolution; Divergence pattern; Mammal; Fruit fly; Protein domain
资金
- NSFC [30570987]
Mutations, which can alter amino acid constitution, contribute greatly to protein evolution. However, little is reported of their pattern during protein structural evolution. We investigated the distribution of nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (nsSNPs) and insertions/deletions (indels) along mammal and fruit fly proteins. We found the nsSNPs (and d(N)) and indels increased in protein boundary regions, and this pattern is inversely correlated with the distribution of protein domain density. Additionally, synonymous substitutions (and d(S)) are reduced in 51 and 31 regions, indicating more variable protein boundaries, compared with central interior. All evidence suggests that the inner part of coding sequences (CDSs) is comparatively conserved, whereas the 5' and 3' regions, with higher evolution rates, are more variable. We assumed that due to greater frequencies of nsSNPs and indels in adaptive regions of CDSs it could be easier to ultimately alter, gain, or lose amino acids, thus becoming the front line of protein evolution. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
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