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ArticleJournal of molecular evolution2018

Circular Permutation Obscures Universality of a Ribosomal Protein.

Nicholas A Kovacs, Petar I Penev, Amitej Venapally, Anton S Petrov, Loren Dean Williams

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Article in Journal of molecular evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  1. Systematic discovery of circular permutations across the protein universe using CIRPIN.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  3. Creative destruction: New protein folds from old.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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Nicholas A KovacsSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA.
Petar I PenevSchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA.
Amitej VenapallySchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA.
Anton S PetrovSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA. anton.petrov@biology.gatech.edu.
Loren Dean WilliamsSchool of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA. loren.williams@chemistry.gatech.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-7215-4194

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NASA NNX16AJ28GNASA Astrobiology Institute NNX16AJ29G
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Functions, origins, and evolution of the translation system are best understood in the context of unambiguous and phylogenetically based taxonomy and nomenclature. Here, we map ribosomal proteins onto the tree of life and provide a nomenclature for ribosomal proteins that is consistent with phylogenetic relationships. We have increased the accuracy of homology relationships among ribosomal proteins, providing a more informative picture of their lineages. We demonstrate that bL33 (bacteria) and eL42 (archaea/eukarya) are homologs with common ancestry and acute similarities in sequence and structure. Their similarities were previously obscured by circular permutation. The most likely mechanism of permutation between bL33 and eL42 is duplication followed by fusion and deletion of both the first and last β-hairpins. bL33 and eL42 are composed of zinc ribbon protein folds, one of the most common zinc finger fold-groups of, and most frequently observed in translation-related domains. Bacterial-specific ribosomal protein bL33 and archaeal/eukaryotic-specific ribosomal protein eL42 are now both assigned the name of uL33, indicating a universal ribosomal protein. We provide a phylogenetic naming scheme for all ribosomal proteins that is based on phylogenetic relationships to be used as a tool for studying the systemics, evolution, and origins of the ribosome.

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ArchaeaBacteriaBacterial ProteinsEvolution, MolecularRibosomal ProteinsRibosomesBacterial ProteinsRibosomal ProteinsProtein evolutionRibosomeTranslationTree of lifeZinc fingerZinc ribbon

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