Protein evolution / Laszlo Patthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Patthy, László.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Proteins--Evolution.

Proteins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an up-to-date summary of the principles of protein evolution and discusses both the methods available to analyze the evolutionary history of proteins as well as those for predicting their structure-function relationships. Includes a significantly expanded chapter on genome evolution to cover genomes of model organisms sequenced since the completion of the first edition, and organelle genome evolution Retains its reader-friendly, accessible style and organization Contains an updated glossary and new references, including a list of online refere

Contents:

Protein-coding genes

Protein structure

Mutations

Evolution of protein-coding genes

Evolution of orthologous proteins

Formation of novel protein-coding genes

Evolution of paralogous proteins

Protein evolution by assembly from modules

Genome evolution and protein evolution.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612139161

9781282139169

1282139169

9781444308884

1444308882

OCLC:

437111754