A new appraisal of the prokaryotic origin of eukaryotic phytochromes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 205-213

  Herdman, Michael ^a   Coursin, Thérèse ^a   Rippka, Rosmarie ^a   Houmard, Jean ^a   Tandeau de Marsac, Nicole ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Algae; Cyanobacteria; Evolution; Higher plants; Photoreceptors; Phylogeny; Sensory regulatory proteins

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CYSTEINE; GENE PRODUCT; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYASE; PHYTOCHROME; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMATOPHORE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; EUKARYOTE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOSPIRILLUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALOTHRIX; CYANOBACTERIA; DEINOCOCCUS RADIODURANS; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; FREMYELLA DIPLOSIPHON; PHOTOBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHODOSPIRILLUM; RHODOSPIRILLUM CENTENUM; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803; TOLYPOTHRIX SP. PCC 7601;

EID: 0033819950     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010082     Document Type: Article

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