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A molecular evolution approach to study the roles of tropomyosin in fission yeast.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Cranz-Mileva Susanne, Pamula Melissa C, Barua Bipasha, Desai Brinda, Hong Yaejee Hannah, Russell Jacquelyn, Trent Richard, Wang Jianqiu, Walworth Nancy C, Hitchcock-DeGregori Sarah E
Abstract excerpt
Tropomyosin, a coiled-coil protein that binds along the length of the actin filament, is a universal regulator of the actin cytoskeleton. We have taken a bioinformatics/proteomic approach to studying structure-function relationships in this protein. The presence of a single, essential tropomyosin gene, cdc8, in fission yeast, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, enables a systems-based approach to define the residues that...
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