Evolution of eutherian cytochrome c oxidase subunit II: heterogeneous rates of protein evolution and altered interaction with cytochrome c.

doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025586

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Evolution of eutherian cytochrome c oxidase subunit II: heterogeneous rates of protein evolution and altered interaction with cytochrome c.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Dec 1996

Adkins R M, Honeycutt R L, Disotell T R

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Cytochrome c oxidase subunit II (COII), encoded by the mitochondrial genome, exhibits one of the most heterogeneous rates of amino acid replacement among placental mammals. Moreover, it has been demonstrated that cytochrome c oxidase has undergone a structural change in higher primates which has...

Topics

Amino Acids
Animals
Electron Transport Complex IV
Evolution, Molecular
Genes
Genetic Variation
Mammals
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny

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