Protein evolution
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Protein evolution is the phrase used to describe the process(es) by which proteins undergo changes and derive new shapes and functions. This research gives indirect scientific support to intelligent design by demonstrating inherent limitations to unguided evolutionary processes.
In 2004, a paper by Michael Behe and David Snoke in Protein Science[1] proposed a model for testing the likelihood that point mutations in duplicated genes can realistically account for the emergence of new functions from existing protein coding genes. In this article, Behe and Snoke show how difficult it is for unguided evolutionary processes to take existing protein structures and add novel proteins whose interface compatibility is such that they could combine functionally with the original proteins. By demonstrating inherent limitations to unguided evolutionary processes, this work gives indirect scientific support to intelligent design and bolsters Behe’s case for intelligent design via Irreducible Complexity in answer to some of his critics.
Douglas Axe has also published several peer-reviewed papers on the topic of protein evolution.[2]
References and notes
- ↑ Behe MJ and Snoke DW (2004) "Simulating evolution by gene duplication of protein features that require multiple amino acid residues." Protein Science, 13 October 2004.
- ↑ -- Axe, Douglas D., (2000) Extreme functional sensitivity to conservative amino acid changes on enzyme exteriors, Journal of Molecular Biology, Volume 301, Issue 3, Pages 585-595.
-- Axe, Douglas D., (2004) Estimating the Prevalence of Protein Sequences Adopting Functional Enzyme Folds , Journal of Molecular Biology, Volume 341, Issue 5, Pages 1295-1315.
