Isolation of a minD-like gene in the hyperthermophilic archaeon pyrococcus AL585, and phylogenetic characterization of related proteins in the three domains of life

Gene

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 99-106

  Gérard, Emmanuelle ^a   Labedan, Bernard ^a   Forterre, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Archaea; Cell division; DinF; FtsZ; Hyperthermophiles; MinD; Pyrococcus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL METABOLISM; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE ISOLATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROCOCCUS; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, ARCHAEAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PYROCOCCUS; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS;

EID: 0344653593     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00471-5     Document Type: Article

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