A phylogenetic assessment of the eukaryotic light-harvesting antenna proteins, with implications for plastid evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Durnford, D G ^a   Deane, J A ^b   Tan, S ^c   McFadden, G I ^b   Gantt, E ^c   Green, B R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorarachnion; Cryptomonads; Light harvesting complexes; Plastid evolution; Rhodophytes

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLASTID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; AMPHIDINIUM; CHLORARACHNION; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; CHLOROPHYTA; CRYPTOPHYTA; DINOPHYCEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 0032951790     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006445     Document Type: Article

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