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Evolution of Ribonuclease in Relation to Polypeptide Folding Mechanisms

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Sequences from seven pancreatic RNAases show a highly variable structure. The evolution of apparently functionless parts of a protein is thought to be based upon requirements for the polypeptide folding process.

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    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Davis, California, 95616

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    E. A. BARNARD, MARY S. COHEN, M. H. GOLD & JAE-KYOUNG KIM

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BARNARD, E., COHEN, M., GOLD, M. et al. Evolution of Ribonuclease in Relation to Polypeptide Folding Mechanisms. Nature 240, 395–398 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240395a0

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