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  • Title: Amino acid variation in cellular processes in 108 bacterial proteomes.
    Author: Bharanidharan D, Gautham N.
    Journal: Arch Microbiol; 2005 Nov; 184(3):168-74. PubMed ID: 16205912.
    Abstract:
    We have analysed 108 bacterial proteomes in the KEGG database to explore the variation of amino acid composition with respect to protein function. The ratio between the observed amino acid composition and that predicted based on mononucleotide composition was calculated for each functional category. This indicated whether the compositional variation arose from mutation or selection pressure. The results showed that charged amino acids (Lys, Arg and Glu), were found more frequently than expected in proteins involved in genetic information processing (i.e. transcription, translation, etc.) Similarly, in the proteins involved in processing environmental information (e.g. signal transduction), the hydrophobic amino acid Leu was found in excess of values expected from the base composition in the genes.
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