Sign epistasis caused by hierarchy within signalling cascades

Sign epistasis clearly constrains evolution, but its causes are difficult to decipher. Here, the authors study epistasis in a signalling cascade, and arrive at a general criterion and understanding of sign epistasis as arising from the inherent hierarchy between signalling cascade components.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Philippe Nghe, Manjunatha Kogenaru, Sander J. Tans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03644-8