. . . . . "Com gene orthologs in non-competent species suggest alternative biological functions beyond DNA uptake"@en . . "Alternative Function Hypothesis for Competence Genes"@en . "Orthologous proteins may have evolved alternative cellular functions in non-competent bacteria"@en . . "Functional Divergence of Com Gene Orthologs"@en . "10.1038/s41467-022-29206-7" . "2022"^^ . "Natural Competence in Staphylococcus aureus"@en . . . . . . . . "Tiado Kollender" . "2026-01-11T23:45:00Z"^^ . . . . "alternative function" . "functional divergence" . "orthologous genes" . . "Statement: Alternative Function Hypothesis"@en . . "RSA" . "MIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIBCgKCAQEAoSR/rqhnkTPQO8u4l2JQAemJo5cN83rT54nA5NXHUqaeu26bEjT/rsX1PCVBhhJ3cV2uu4wjI0NfcVaKPKmODSf6p579tdOykOnjbWLbxxPMe5DC5eV1ThMHsFsNU/6vCYIfS00E7wre7fnFYz7FAG7v1MZEyWeSXsHgk9jHoqQQDPqup5PHReKp1dd6J0Nht/OfSYnUancKAgIFyPhkTlThsLK5xSNyNEgiTR7pwkP5pGq2AnD6bPw4G3kiPnIpIGZNsaeIOvhn64gwbrtoJVdoun/namw6FQ7StEC5km/0evaBZc4qIextwO/s32Wru77ukblJ0Xi/YzbC0iLuIQIDAQAB" . "McpECehN0rKMnp4auo1DM7MugT/XdAI4b6ysXsKfWi+R1SiPKwgfc2YNp15SyYuMpgfwP1FJ8VE/gQgLjqrMAypZoiOmkLrJBBRyJFjyRDBS/kJ9IyvU3Ntutek99+5QA52MmS6KifdZw5rMFyg7NOj0D3QvkS05GbayOGkWHUkHa+UwXRPVm/hBs5SZSVyDfNta4tnpYtSL/JdFmjOJMOIZeh3f9K/OXFdZG58Eyf56a5yXMSczomqpIi9uvrGq9TV4U36Ax9HX49qyD1iEr4yDbe78U6ulr8yaiihmyMC4WJGn6HSFM4YcrzTfWLFW709m6NoqxnQaVB/kM2zXrQ==" . .