Protein Domains of Unknown Function Are Essential in Bacteria

ABSTRACT More than 20% of all protein domains are currently annotated as “domains of unknown function” (DUFs). About 2,700 DUFs are found in bacteria compared with just over 1,500 in eukaryotes. Over 800 DUFs are shared between bacteria and eukaryotes, and about 300 of these are also present in arch...

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Main Authors: Norman F. Goodacre, Dietlind L. Gerloff, Peter Uetz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014-02-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00744-13