Early evolution of eukaryotic DNA-dependent RNA polymerases

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 211-215

  Kwapisz, Marta ^a   Beckouët, Frédéric ^a   Thuriaux, Pierre ^a  

^a SERVICE DE CHIMIE BIOORGANIQUE ET DE MARQUAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 1; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 2; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 3; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN RPB8; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIOPHAGE; CHROMATIN; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SHORT SURVEY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ARCHAEA; CRENARCHAEOTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 42649112370     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2008.02.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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