Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and their collaborators have found that ancient enzymes, known for their fundamental role in translating genetic information into proteins, evolved myriad other functions in humans. The surprising discovery highlights an intriguing oddity of protein evolution as well as a potentially valuable new class of therapeutic proteins and therapeutic targets. medicalxpress/news/2014-07-protein-building-enzymes-metamorphosed-evolved-functions.html
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000
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