Journal of Proteomics and Genomics Research
Open Access
Eukaryotic Signature Proteins
Dec 2012 DOI 10.14302/issn.2326-0793.jpgr-12-101
Jian HanCorresponding author
Eukaryotic Signature Proteins (ESPs) are proteins that delineate the eukaryotes from the archaea and bacteria. They have no recognisable homologues in any prokaryotic genome, but their homologues are present in all main branches of eukaryotes. ESPs are thus likely to have descended from ancient prot…