Phosphatase Gene HsapP701

A microtubular CDC14B variant spawned CDC14C through retroposition in the hominoid ancestor 18-25 million years ago [1].

References

1. Rosso L, Marques AC, Weier M, Lambert N, Lambot MA, Vanderhaeghen P, and Kaessmann H. Birth and rapid subcellular adaptation of a hominoid-specific CDC14 protein. PLoS Biol. 2008 Jun 10;6(6):e140. DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060140 |