Protein length distribution is remarkably uniform across the tree of life

Abstract Background In every living species, the function of a protein depends on its organization of structural domains, and the length of a protein is a direct reflection of this. Because every species evolved under different evolutionary pressures, the protein length distribution, much like other...

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Main Authors: Yannis Nevers, Natasha M. Glover, Christophe Dessimoz, Odile Lecompte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-06-01
Series:Genome Biology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-023-02973-2