Phylogenetic analysis of eukaryotic thiolases suggests multiple proteobacterial origins

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-74

  Peretó, Juli ^a,b   López García, Purificación ^a   Moreira, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution of metabolism; Origin of eukaryotes; Peroxisome; Phylogenetic analysis; Symbiosis; Syntrophy hypothesis; Thiolase

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A ACETYLTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATABOLISM; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOSOL; DEGRADATION; EUKARYOTE; FUNGUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION; PEROXISOME; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; PROTEOBACTERIA; SYNTHESIS;

DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; METAZOA; PROKARYOTA; PROTEOBACTERIA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 23944508511     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-004-0280-8     Document Type: Article

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