Evolutionary BiologyNature Ecology & EvolutionPeer-reviewed
Evidence for functional and non-functional classes of peptides translated from long non-coding RNAs
J. Ruiz-Orera, P. Verdaguer-Grau, J. L. Villanueva-Canas…·M. M. Alba
The paper identifies prevalent peptides from mouse genes without rat/human homologues, suggesting they arise from neutral processes rather than functional necessity.
DOI 10.1038/s41559-018-0506-6