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Sequence homologies among 34 chloroplast-type ferredoxins were examined using a computer program that quantitatively evaluates the extent of sequence similarity as a correlation coefficient. The resultant alignment contains six gaps representing insertions or deletions of some residues, all of which are located such that they precisely preserve the domains of structural fragments as determined by crystallographic data onSpirulina platensis ferredoxin.
In the search for any total correlation between the chloroplast-type and 27 bacterial ferredoxins, 1891 comparison matrices prepared for possible combinations indicated that the bacterial basal sequence of 55 residues has been conserved evolutionarily in the chloroplast-type sequences corresponding to residue positions 36–90 ofSpirulina platensis ferredoxin. In addition, the bacterial “connector sequence” region was found to be conserved. These findings strongly suggest that the bacterial and chloroplast-type ferredoxins descended from a common ancestor, and branched off after the bacterial gene duplication, whereas the chloroplast-type ferredoxins originally were generated by duplicating the already duplicated bacterial gene, i.e., by “double-duplication.”
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Otaka, E., Ooi, T. Examination of protein sequence homologies: V. New perspectives on evolution between bacterial and chloroplast-type ferredoxins inferred from sequence evidence. J Mol Evol 29, 246–254 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02100208
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