Ribosome origins: The relative age of 23S rRNA Domains

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 421-429

  Hury, James ^a   Nagaswamy, Uma ^a   Larios Sanz, Maia ^a   Fox, George E ^a  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Long range contacts; Origins of translation; Progenote; Protein synthesis; Ribosomes

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

DOMAIN STRUCTURE; PEPTIDE; RNA;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; RIBOSOME; TIME;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HALOARCULA MARISMORTUI; RIBOSOMES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749040306     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-006-9011-z     Document Type: Article

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