A novel gene encoding a ras-like GTP-binding protein from Trypanosoma brucei: An evolutionary ancestor of the ras and rap genes of higher eukaryotes?

Gene

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-161

  Sowa, Mercy P K ^a   Coulter, Lesley J ^a   Tait, Andrew ^a   Hide, Geoff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GTP binding protein; Isoprenylation; Kinetoplastida; Molecular evolution; Ras evolution; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE RAS; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, RAS; GENES, VPR; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 0033574724     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(99)00072-4     Document Type: Article

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