Loss of cysteine rich domain was critical for evolution of heterodimerization in Toll proteins.
P. Ranga, S. K. Sawanth, N. Mrinal
The paper shows that loss of the cysteine-rich domain in Drosophila Toll9 enabled heterodimerization and dsRNA recognition, highlighting its role in Toll protein evolution.
bioRxiv · Jan 18, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology