Higher-order epistatic networks underlie the evolutionary fitness landscape of a xenobiotic- degrading enzyme
G. Yang, D. W. Anderson, F. Baier, E. Dohmen, N. Hong, P. D. Carr, S. C. L. Kamerlin, C. Jackson, E. Bornberg-Bauer, N. Tokuriki
This study identifies five mutations that enable the evolution of a xenobiotic-degrading enzyme and shows that higher-order epistasis shapes its adaptive landscape and substrate specificity.
bioRxiv · Dec 26, 2018 · PreprintBiochemistry