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. 1974 Mar;71(3):885-8.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.71.3.885.

Evolution and the distribution of glutaminyl and asparaginyl residues in proteins

A B Robinson

Evolution and the distribution of glutaminyl and asparaginyl residues in proteins

A B Robinson. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1974 Mar.

Abstract

Recent experiments on the deamidation of glutaminyl and asparaginyl residues in peptides and proteins support the hypothesis that these residues may serve as molecular clocks that control biological processes. A hypothesis is now offered that suggests that these molecular clocks are set by rejection or accumulation of appropriate sequences of residues including a glutaminyl or asparaginyl residue during evolution.

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