Evolution of the eukaryotic translation termination system: Origins of release factors

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 882-889

  Inagaki, Yuji ^a   Doolittle, W Ford ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

EF 1 ; Eukaryotic release factor; gene duplication; Giardia; HBS1; Translation termination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; EUKARYOTE; EVOLUTION; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

ARCHAEA; CILIOPHORA; DIPLOMONADIDA GROUP; EUKARYOTA; EUPLOTES AEDICULATUS; GIARDIA; GIARDIA INTESTINALIS; GIARDIA LAMBLIA; OXYTRICHA; OXYTRICHA TRIFALLAX; PARABASALIDEA; PROTOZOA; STERKIELLA HISTRIOMUSCORUM; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0034039808     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026368     Document Type: Article

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