@article{200801, keywords = {Mutation, *Models, Biological, *Protein Interaction Maps, *Evolution, Molecular}, author = {M. Z. Ali and N. S. Wingreen and R. Mukhopadhyay}, title = {Hidden long evolutionary memory in a model biochemical network}, abstract = { We introduce a minimal model for the evolution of functional protein-interaction networks using a sequence-based mutational algorithm, and apply the model to study neutral drift in networks that yield oscillatory dynamics. Starting with a functional core module, random evolutionary drift increases network complexity even in the absence of specific selective pressures. Surprisingly, we uncover a hidden order in sequence space that gives rise to long-term evolutionary memory, implying strong constraints on network evolution due to the topology of accessible sequence space. }, year = {2018}, journal = {Phys Rev E}, volume = {97}, number = {4-1}, pages = {040401}, month = {04/2018}, isbn = {2470-0045 (Print)2470-0045}, language = {eng}, }