The Origins of Novel Protein Interactions during Animal Opsin Evolution

David C. Plachetzki; Bernard M. Degnan; Todd H. Oakley

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001054

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The Origins of Novel Protein Interactions during Animal Opsin Evolution

David C. Plachetzki,

Affiliation Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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Bernard M. Degnan,

Affiliation School of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Todd H. Oakley

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Affiliation Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America
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The Origins of Novel Protein Interactions during Animal Opsin Evolution

David C. Plachetzki,
Bernard M. Degnan,
Todd H. Oakley

Published: October 17, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0001054

About the Authors

David C. Plachetzki

Affiliation Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America

Bernard M. Degnan

Affiliation School of Integrative Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Todd H. Oakley

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: oakley@lifesci.ucsb.edu

Affiliation Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: TO DP. Performed the experiments: TO DP. Analyzed the data: TO DP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TO BD DP. Wrote the paper: TO BD DP.

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