Protein Families

This reference describes approaches for recognizing and classifying proteins that have evolved from common ancestors. It discusses all the major resources for classifying protein families, and demonstrates how these resources reveal the evolution of protein families and protein functions. Chapters focus on key protein families for biological systems with foundational and medical importance. Chapters also describe protein family groups, which are major components of such biological processes as cell signaling or the immune system. Featuring contributions from important figures in the field, this book will interest biochemists, molecular biologists, structural biologists, and bioinformaticians.