Comparative RNomics and Modomics in mollicutes: Prediction of gene function and evolutionary implications

IUBMB Life

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 634-658

  De Crécy Lagard, Valérie ^a   Marck, Christian ^b   Brochier Armanet, Céline ^c,d   Grosjean, Henri ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DIF   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Maturation; Modified nucleosides; Mollicutes; rRNA; Translation; tRNA

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEOSIDE; NUCLEOTIDE; PEPTIDYLTRANSFERASE; RRNA 23S; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTICODON; ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA CAPRICOLUM; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, TRANSFER; TRNA METHYLTRANSFERASES;

MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA GENITALIUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 34648840096     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540701604632     Document Type: Article

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