Integrating phylogenetics with intron positions illuminates the origin of the complex spliceosome
J. Vosseberg, D. Stolker, S. H. A. von der Dunk, B. Snel
The paper uses phylogenetic analysis to trace the evolutionary origin of spliceosomal proteins and shows that complexity arose through protein duplication after introns spread in proto-eukaryotes.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2022Evolutionary Biology