A structural census of genomes: Comparing bacterial, eukaryotic, and archaeal genomes in terms of protein structure

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 562-576

  Gerstein, Mark ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; FLAVODOXIN; FUNGAL DNA; HYDROLASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN; THIAMINE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUKARYOTE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE STRUCTURE; GENOME; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; YEAST;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; MYXOGASTRIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031565915     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1412     Document Type: Article

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