tRNomics: Analysis of tRNA genes from 50 genomes of eukarya, archaea, and bacteria reveals anticodon-sparing strategies and domain-specific features

RNA

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1189-1232

  Marck, Christian ^a   Grosjean, Henri ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Matching pattern; RNomics; tRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSFER RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANTICODON; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BASE PAIRING; EUKARYOTE; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA EXTRACTION; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BASE COMPOSITION; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; GENOME; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, TRANSFER; RNA, TRANSFER, ILE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036792830     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355838202022021     Document Type: Article

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