Vestigialization of an allosteric switch: genetic and structural mechanisms for the evolution of constitutive activity in a steroid hormone receptor.

An important goal in molecular evolution is to understand the genetic and physical mechanisms by which protein functions evolve and, in turn, to characterize how a protein's physical architecture influences its evolution. Here we dissect the mechanisms for an evolutionary shift in function in t...

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Main Authors: Jamie T Bridgham, June Keay, Eric A Ortlund, Joseph W Thornton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3886901?pdf=render