Archaeabacterial seryl-tRNA synthetases: Adaptation to extreme environments and evolutionary analysis

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 408-420

  Taupin, Claire M J ^a,b   Leberman, Reuben ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (France)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHES   (France)

Author keywords

Archaeabacteria; Extreme environment adaptation; Phylogeny; Seryl tRNA synthetases; Threonyl tRNA synthetases; tRNA; Universal tree

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL CYCLE; ENVIRONMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRENARCHAEOTA; EUKARYOTA; EURYARCHAEOTA; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; METHANOCALDOCOCCUS JANNASCHII; METHANOCOCCUS; POSIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0033058712     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006485     Document Type: Article

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