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<p>Importing a new version from external source</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>== Protein evolution ==<br /> {{Main|Molecular evolution}}<br /> A key question in molecular biology is how proteins evolve, i.e. how can [[mutation]]s (or rather changes in [[amino acid]] sequence) lead to new structures and functions? Most amino acids in a protein can be changed without disrupting activity or function, as can be seen from numerous [[Homology (biology)|homologous]] proteins across species (as collected in specialized databases for [[protein families]], e.g. [[Pfam|PFAM]]). In order to prevent dramatic consequences of mutations, a [[Gene duplication|gene may be duplicated]] before it can mutate freely. However, this can also lead to complete loss of gene function and thus [[Pseudogene|pseudo-genes]]. More commonly, single amino acid changes have limited consequences although some can change protein function substantially, especially in [[enzyme]]s. For instance, many enzymes can change their [[Chemical specificity|substrate specificity]] by one or a few mutations. Changes in substrate specificity are facilitated by &#039;&#039;substrate promiscuity&#039;&#039;, i.e. the ability of many enzymes to bind and process multiple [[Substrate (chemistry)|substrates]]. When mutations occur, the specificity of an enzyme can increase (or decrease) and thus its enzymatic activity. Thus, bacteria (or other organisms) can adapt to different food sources, including unnatural substrates such as plastic.</div>

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