Novel prenyltransferase gene encoding farnesylgeranyl diphosphate synthase from a hyperthermophilic archaeon, Aeropyrum pernix. Molecular evolution with alteration in product specificity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 321-328

  Tachibana, Akira ^a,b   Yano, Yoshihisa ^a   Otani, Shuzo ^a   Nomura, Norimichi ^c   Sako, Yoshihiko ^c   Taniguchi, Makoto ^b  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Osaka Prefecture University   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. pernix; Archaea; Farnesylgeranyl diphosphate synthase; Geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase; Molecular evolution

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSFERASE; GERANYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE ISOLATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CRENARCHAEOTA; DIMETHYLALLYLTRANSTRANSFERASE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

AEROPYRUM PERNIX; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; NATRONOBACTERIUM; NATRONOMONAS PHARAONIS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0033979844     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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