The role of gene fusions in the evolution of metabolic pathways: The histidine biosynthesis case

BMC Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Fani, Renato ^a   Brilli, Matteo ^a   Fondi, Marco ^a   Lió, Pietro ^b  

^a Dept of Animal Biology and Genetics ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMPYLOBACTER; EUKARYOTE; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE FUSION; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROTEIN FAMILY; TAXONOMY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BACTEROIDETES; CAMPYLOBACTER; DELTAPROTEOBACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; BASE SEQUENCE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE FUSION; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; HISTIDINE; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 34648841073     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-S2-S4     Document Type: Article

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