In:
Virus Evolution, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 6, No. 1 ( 2020-01-01)
Kurzfassung:
Delineation of the intricacies of protein function from macromolecular structure constitutes a continual obstacle in the study of cell and pathogen biology. Structure-based phylogenetic analysis has emerged as a powerful tool for addressing this challenge, allowing the detection and quantification of conserved architectural properties between proteins, including those with low or no detectable sequence homology. With a focus on viral protein structure, we highlight how a number of investigations have utilized this powerful method to infer common functionality and ancestry.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
2057-1577
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2020
ZDB Id:
2818949-8