Evolution: Gene Co-option Underpins Venom Protein Evolution.

Nick Casewell

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.091

Evolution: Gene Co-option Underpins Venom Protein Evolution.

Nick Casewell

Tropical Disease Biology

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Abstract

Venoms contain variable mixtures of bioactive proteins. New work shows that parasitoid wasp venom toxins evolve by the co-option of genes rather than the canonical process of gene duplication. These findings suggest co-option may be an underappreciated process underpinning protein neofunctionalization.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R647-R649
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	27
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2017.05.091
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2017

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