A topA intein in Pyrococcus furiosus and its relatedness to the r-gyr intein of Methanococcus jannaschii

Gene

Volumn 210, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Chute, Ian C ^a   Hu, Zhuma ^a   Liu, Xiang Qin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Intein homing; Protein splicing; Reverse gyrase; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; ENDONUCLEASE; INTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; METHANOBACTERIUM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PYROCOCCUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; METHANOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; PYROCOCCUS; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS;

EID: 0032571440     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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