Horizontal gene transfer in aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases including leucine-specific subtypes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 437-447

  Dohm, Juliane C ^a   Vingron, Martin ^a   Staub, Eike ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b ALTANA Pharama AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Domains of life; Eocyte hypothesis; Horizontal gene transfer; Lateral gene transfer; Tree of life; tRNA synthetases

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSFER RNA LIGASE; LEUCINE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; EUKARYOTE; GENE TRANSFER; IMPERIUM; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; SEQUENCE DATABASE;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; ISOENZYMES; LEUCINE; LEUCINE-TRNA LIGASE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; YEASTS;

CRENARCHAEOTA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33750265138     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-005-0094-3     Document Type: Article

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