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Protein & Peptide Letters

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 0929-8665
ISSN (Online): 1875-5305

The Designability Hypothesis and Protein Evolution

Author(s): Edo Kussell

Volume 12, Issue 2, 2005

Page: [111 - 116] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/0929866053005881

Price: $65

Abstract

The usage of protein folds in nature is known to be non-uniform: a few folds are used often, while most others are used relatively rarely. What makes one fold more successful than another? The designability explanation, which posits that successful folds have an exponentially larger number of compatible sequences, is critically reviewed, and compared with other structural and functional explanations. It is argued that designability is one component of fold fitness, but most likely not a dominant one.

Keywords: protein evolution, designability, protein folding, protein design, in vitro evolution


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