Witnessing the evolution of transcription in mitochondria: The mitochondrial genome of the primitive brown alga Pylaiella littoralis (L.) Kjellm. encodes a T7-like RNA polymerase

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 277, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1047-1057

  Rousvoal, S ^a   Oudot, M P ^a   Fontaine, J M ^a   Kloareg, B ^a   Goër, S Loiseaux De ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Brown algae; Evolution; Linear plasmid; Mitochondria; RNA polymerase

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE T7; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PROTEOBACTERIA; PROTISTA; PYLAIELLA LITTORALIS; RECLINOMONAS AMERICANA; T7 PHAGE;

EID: 0032540298     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1998.1679     Document Type: Article

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