Structure-based phylogeny of class IIa tRNA synthetases in relation to an unusual biochemistry

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 4-5, 2001, Pages 261-268

  Ribas de Pouplana, Lluís ^a   Brown, James R ^b   Schimmel, Paul ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetases; Prolyl tRNA synthetase; Structure based phylogeny

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; PROLINE TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; ENZYME CHEMISTRY; ENZYME POLYMORPHISM; ENZYME STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACYL-TRNA SYNTHETASES; ANIMALS; ASPARTATE-TRNA LIGASE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0034835280     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002390010216     Document Type: Article

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