Protein Evolution by Molecular Tinkering: Diversification of the Nuclear Receptor Superfamily from a Ligand-Dependent Ancestor

Phylogenetic reconstruction of the structure and function of the ancestor of the nuclear receptor protein family reveals how functional diversity evolves by subtle tinkering with an ancestral template.

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