Homologs of mitochondrial transcription factor B, sparsely distributed within the eukaryotic radiation, are likely derived from the dimethyladenosine methyltransferase of the mitochondrial endosymbiont

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1169-1179

  Shutt, Timothy E ^a   Gray, Michael W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimethyladenosine methyltransferase; Endosymbiont; Mitochondrial transcription; mtTFB

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYLADENOSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; ENZYME; MITOCHONDRIAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR B; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CLADISTICS; ENDOSYMBIONT; EUKARYOTE; GENE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; RADIATION;

ACANTHAMOEBA CASTELLANII; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DICTYOSTELIUM; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HARTMANNELLA; HUMANS; INTRONS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTOZOA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SYMBIOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

AMOEBOZOA; ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; FUNGI/METAZOA GROUP; METAZOA; PROTISTA; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33646886369     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msk001     Document Type: Article

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