Protein adaptation to low temperatures: A comparative study of α-tubulin sequences in mesophilic and psychrophilic algae

Extremophiles

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 221-226

  Willem, Sabine ^b   Srahna, Mohammed ^b   Devos, Nathalie ^b   Gerday, Charles ^a   Loppes, Roland ^b   Matagne, René F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Antarctic algae; Cold adaptation; Psychrophiles; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ALGA GENETICS; ALPHA TUBULIN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENE SEQUENCING; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ALGAE, GREEN; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COLD; DNA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TUBULIN;

EID: 0033180374     PISSN: 14310651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007920050119     Document Type: Article

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