Symbiotic origin of a novel actin gene in the cryptophyte Pyrenomonas helgolandii

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1731-1738

  Stibitz, T B ^a   Keeling, P J ^a   Bhattacharya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin evolution; Cryptophytes; Gene transfer; Nucleomorph; Phylogeny; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; DNA; RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOPHYTE; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; PYRENOMONAS HELGOLANDII; RED ALGA; SYMBIOSIS;

ALGAE; CRYPTOPHYTA; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA; HAPTOPHYCEAE; PROTISTA; PYRENOMONAS HELGOLANDII; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES;

EID: 0033745897     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026271     Document Type: Article

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