Evolutionary comparisons of RecA-like proteins across all major kingdoms of living organisms

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 528-541

  Brendel, Volker ^a   Brocchieri, Luciano ^a   Sandler, Steven J ^b   Clark, Alvin J ^b   Karlin, Samuel ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple sequence alignment; Protein domains; RecA like proteins; SAPS program; SSPA program

Indexed keywords

RECA PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUBACTERIUM; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RAD51 RECOMBINASE; REC A RECOMBINASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 0030949953     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006177     Document Type: Article

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