Evolution of DNA polymerase families: Evidences for multiple gene exchange between cellular and viral proteins

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 763-773

  Filée, Jonathan ^a   Forterre, Patrick ^a   Sen Lin, Tang ^b   Laurent, Jacqueline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase; Horizontal gene transfer; Non orthologous gene displacement; Phage; Phylogeny; Plasmid; Virus

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE ETA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE GAMMA; DNA POLYMERASE; GENE PRODUCT; UMUC PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE FUSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PLASMID; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BACTERIA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; VIRUSES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036107982     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-001-0078-x     Document Type: Article

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