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突变上位性的起源

The Origin of Mutational Epistasis

Jorge A. Vila

AI总结:

本文从蛋白质折叠的整体分析视角探讨突变上位性的分子起源,分析遗传背景与翻译后修饰的作用,并提出基于热力学的蛋白质进化分析框架。

摘要:

蛋白质折叠、突变、上位性与进化这些相互关联的过程,由于其对结构生物学和进化生物学的重要意义,多年来一直是广泛分析的主题。尽管如此,上位性(突变之间的非加性相互作用)的起源(分子基础)仍然未知。关于蛋白质折叠(一个需要被视为一个分析整体的问题)的一种新视角的存在,将使我们能够在最简单的层面上(在蛋白质内部)阐明突变上位性的起源,同时揭示突变发生所处的遗传背景(分子进化的关键组成部分)为何可能促进上位性效应变化的原因。此外,由于突变是上位性的来源,需要开展更多研究以确定翻译后修饰(有可能将蛋白质组的多样性提高数个数量级)对突变上位性和蛋白质可进化性的影响。最后,将讨论一种不考虑具体突变步骤或上位性效应的、基于热力学的蛋白质进化分析。我们的研究探究了蛋白质在突变后进化背后的复杂过程,厘清了一些此前未解决的问题,并为该领域的进一步研究提供了方向。

英文摘要:

The interconnected processes of protein folding, mutations, epistasis, and evolution have all been the subject of extensive analysis throughout the years due to their significance for structural and evolutionary biology. The origin (molecular basis) of epistasis (the non-additive interactions between mutations) is still, nonetheless, unknown. The existence of a new perspective on protein folding (a problem that needs to be conceived as an analytic whole) will enable us to shed light on the origin of mutational epistasis at the simplest level (within proteins) while also uncovering the reasons on why the genetic background in which they occur (a key component of molecular evolution) could foster changes in epistasis effects. Additionally, because mutations are the source of epistasis, more research is needed to determine the impact of posttranslational modifications (which have the potential to increase the diversity of the proteome by several orders of magnitude) on both mutational epistasis and protein evolvability. Finally, a protein evolution thermodynamic-based analysis that does not consider specific mutational steps or epistasis effects will be discussed. Our study explores the complex processes behind the evolution of proteins upon mutations, clearing up some previously unresolved issues and providing direction for further research in this area.

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