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“Homology” in proteins and nucleic acids: A terminology muddle and a way out of it

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It is believed that the concepts of evolutionary homology and sequence or three-dimensional similarity can be kept distinct only if they are referred to with different words.
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MEROPS: the peptidase database

TL;DR: The MEROPS database has added an analysis tool to the relevant species pages to show significant gains and losses of peptidase genes relative to related species, and has collected over 39 000 known cleavage sites in proteins, peptides and synthetic substrates.
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Orthologs, Paralogs, and Evolutionary Genomics 1

TL;DR: This review examines in depth the definitions and subtypes of orthologs and paralogs, outlines the principal methodological approaches employed for identification of orthology and paralogy, and considers evolutionary and functional implications of these concepts.
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Method for reducing the immunogenicity of antibody variable domains

TL;DR: In this paper, a unique method was disclosed for identifying and replacing immunoglobulin surface amino acid residues which converted the antigenicity of a first mammalian species to that of a second mammalian species.
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Evolutionary families of peptidases

TL;DR: It is suggested that the classification by families could be used as an extension of the current classification by catalytic type, and some of these contain members with quite diverse peptidase activities.
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Homology: a personal view on some of the problems

TL;DR: This work examines 15 terminological problems related to the usage of homology and its associated terms and suggests a set of definitions that are intended to be totally consistent among themselves and also as consistent as possible with most current usage.
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