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Trends in protein evolution inferred from sequence and structure analysis.

L Aravind1, Raja Mazumder, Sona Vasudevan

  • 1National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.

Current Opinion in Structural Biology
|July 20, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Protein domain evolution reveals ancient origins in the RNA world. Comparative genomics and structural analysis show key cellular proteins diversified early, originating from ribozyme-dominated primordial life.

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Area of Science:

  • Evolutionary biology
  • Structural biology
  • Genomics

Background:

  • Advancements in comparative genomics and protein structure determination offer insights into protein domain emergence.
  • Understanding protein sequence and structure comparisons is crucial for evolutionary studies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the evolutionary origins and diversification of protein domains.
  • To explore deep evolutionary relationships among proteins involved in fundamental cellular processes.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative genomics analysis
  • Protein structure determination and comparison
  • Sequence and structural analysis of nucleotide-dependent enzymes

Main Results:

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  • Identified prevailing trends in protein domain emergence and diversification.
  • Revealed deep evolutionary connections among diverse protein classes.
  • Indicated a significant set of protein domains evolved in the early RNA world.

Conclusions:

  • A substantial portion of protein domain diversity originated in the primordial RNA world.
  • Nucleotide-dependent enzymes and nucleic acid polymerases share ancient evolutionary roots.
  • Early life, dominated by ribozymes, laid the foundation for modern protein complexity.