2003
Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations
Gu Z, Steinmetz LM, Gu X, Scharfe C, Davis RW, Li WH. Role of duplicate genes in genetic robustness against null mutations. Nature 2003, 421: 63-66. PMID: 12511954, DOI: 10.1038/nature01198.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuplicate genesGenetic robustnessNull mutationSevere fitness effectsGenome-wide evaluationAlternative metabolic pathwaysFitness effectsLoss of functionSequence similarityRegulatory networksDeletion mutantsS. cerevisiaeGenesMetabolic pathwaysDuplicate copiesGene deletionFunctional compensationFitness dataCopiesMutationsMutantsCerevisiaeRelative importanceOrganismsSecond mechanism
2002
Evolutionary Rate in the Protein Interaction Network
Fraser HB, Hirsh AE, Steinmetz LM, Scharfe C, Feldman MW. Evolutionary Rate in the Protein Interaction Network. Science 2002, 296: 750-752. PMID: 11976460, DOI: 10.1126/science.1068696.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein interaction networksInteraction networksMost cellular functionsRate of evolutionHigh-throughput screenMolecular evolutionEvolutionary ratesYeast SaccharomycesCellular functionsEvolutionary changeSelection pressureProtein resultsProteinMore interactorsInteractorsFundamental questionsSaccharomycesCoevolutionEvolutionOrganismsReciprocal changesFunctionSimilar ratesGreater proportionScreen