Dear All,
I am looking for information on signal sequence evolution. I have a
gene showing high signal sequence divergence in mammals, and indeed evidence
of positive selection in the signal sequences (some Ka/Ks values greater
than one). Despite this, the hydrophobicity plots of the signal peptides
are conserved (high hydrophobicicty in the middle). Can anyone explain
this? More generally, does anyone have any references on how well conserved
signal sequences tend to be (any data welcome, but especially mammals).
Thanks for considering this problem.
Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Centre for Mathematical Biology
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School of Biology and Biochemistry
Bath University
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Email: n.smith at bath.ac.uk
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