Too packed to change: side-chain packing and site-specific substitution rates in protein evolution

In protein evolution, due to functional and biophysical constraints, the rates of amino acid substitution differ from site to site. Among the best predictors of site-specific rates are solvent accessibility and packing density. The packing density measure that best correlates with rates is the weigh...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: María Laura Marcos, Julian Echave
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2015-04-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/911.pdf