A hot story from comparative genomics: Reverse gyrase is the only hyperthermophile-specific protein

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 236-237

  Forterre, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; REVERSE GYRASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DATA BASE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0036574857     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(02)02650-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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