DNA supercoiling and temperature adaptation: A clue to early diversification of life?

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-452

  López García, Purificación ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; Cenancestor; DNA supercoiling; DNA topoisomerases; Gyrase; Histones; Hyperthermophily; Nucleosome; Reverse gyrase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; HISTONE;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DNA SUPERCOILING; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EVOLUTION; GENE DUPLICATION; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HISTONES; MODELS, GENETIC; PHYLOGENY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0344564137     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006567     Document Type: Article

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