ISSN:
1432-1017
Keywords:
Key words Sequence similarity
;
Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
;
Phosphoglycerate kinase
;
Pyruvate kinase
;
Evolution
;
Phylogeny
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Data are presented that suggest enzyme sequence similarities among species are not solely a function of their evolutionary relationship. It is demonstrated that sequence similarities of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases, phosphoglycerate kinases, and pyruvate kinases from yeast, bacteria, mammals and a bird possess a significant species optimal thriving temperature dependence that crosses through conventional phylogenetic divisions. It is therefore suggested that species which are distantly related evolutionarily may possess some degree of enzyme sequence similarity if they happen to thrive at near the same optimal temperature; conversely, organisms which are closely related evolutionarily but function at radically different temperatures will possess a sequence dissimilarity that may mask the close relatedness.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002490050148
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