Protein evolution speed depends on its stability and abundance and on chaperone concentrations [Evolution]

Proteins evolve at different rates. What drives the speed of protein sequence changes? Two main factors are a protein's folding stability and aggregation propensity. By combining the hydrophobic–polar (HP) model with the Zwanzig–Szabo–Bagchi rate theory, we find that: (i) Adaptation is strongly accelerated by selection pressure, explaining the broad variation...

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