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Evolution of bacterial ribosomal protein L1

  • Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, Inc.

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Abstract

Search vectors composed of Gly, Ala, Arg, and Pro (GARP) residues retrieve 98% of each of the ribosomal proteins in prokaryotic species with no false hits. Different combinations of G, A, R and P and insertions differentiate each ribosomal protein from all others. Amino acids in two sequence positions separate Gram+ from Gram- bacteria. Specific residues separate proteins of cyanobacteria and chloroplasts from all other species. Structural information played an essential role in developing a GARP based technique to achieve perfect sequence alignment. It is possible to understand why GARP residues are 100% conserved in specific positions in families of proteins present in all species.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)99-111
Number of pages13
JournalInternational Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications
Volume8
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2012

Keywords

  • Accurate alignment
  • GARP
  • Genetic code evolution
  • Gly, Ala, Arg and Pro
  • Gram negative bacteria
  • Gram positive bacteria
  • Molecular evolution
  • Ribosomal protein L1
  • Ribosome

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