Gene sharing and evolution : the diversity of protein functions

Gene sharing and evolution : the diversity of protein functions / Joram Piatigorsky.

In Gene Sharing and Evolution Piatigorsky explores the generality and implications of gene sharing throughout evolution and argues that most if not all proteins perform a variety of functions in the same and in different species, and that this is a fundamental necessity for evolution.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Piatigorsky, Joram
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Genetic regulation.
Proteins > Evolution.
Eye > Molecular aspects.
Crystalline lens.
Gene expression.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biochemistry.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Molecular Biology.
Gene expression
Crystalline lens
Genetic regulation
Proteins > Evolution
Auge
Genregulation
Proteine
Evolution
Crystallines.
Evolutie.
Homologie.
Genen.
Genexpressie.
Taxonomie.
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Preface
  • 1. What Is "Gene Sharing"?
  • 2. Multifunctions and Functional Shifts: Echos from the Past
  • 3. The Elusive Concept of a "Gene"
  • 4. Eyes and Lenses: Gene Sharing by Crystallins
  • 5. The Enigmatic "Corneal Crystallins": Putative Cases of Gene Sharing
  • 6. Gene Sharing as a Common Event: Many Multifunctional Proteins
  • 7. Gene Sharing during Gene Expression
  • 8. Gene Sharing As a Dynamic Evolutionary Process: Antifreeze Proteins and Hemoglobins
  • 9. Gene Duplication and the Evolution of New Functions
  • 10. Gene Sharing and Systems Biology: Implications and Speculations
  • 11. Recapitulations: Ambiguities and Possibilities
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.

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