Neofunctionalisation of ciliary BBS proteins to nuclear roles is likely a frequent innovation across eukaryotes
(2023)
Journal Article
Ewerling, A., Maissl, V., Wickstead, B., & May-Simera, H. L. (2023). Neofunctionalisation of ciliary BBS proteins to nuclear roles is likely a frequent innovation across eukaryotes. iScience, 26(4), 106410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.106410
The eukaryotic BBSome is a transport complex within cilia and assembled by chaperonin-like BBS proteins. Recent work indicates nuclear functions for BBS proteins in mammals, but it is unclear how common these are in extant proteins or when they evolv... Read More about Neofunctionalisation of ciliary BBS proteins to nuclear roles is likely a frequent innovation across eukaryotes.