The phylogeny and evolution of deoxyribonuclease II: An enzyme essential for lysosomal DNA degradation

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 841-854

  Shpak, Max ^a   Kugelman, Jeffrey R ^a   Varela Ramirez, Armando ^a   Aguilera, Renato J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Deoxyribonuclease II; Eukaryotes; Phagotrophy; Protists

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE II;

ALGA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FUNGUS; GENETICS; LYSOSOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALGAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMOEBA; ANIMALS; DNA DAMAGE; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; LYSOSOMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ALGAE; ALVEOLATA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; CHLOROPHYTA; DICTYOSTELIUM; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; METAZOA; OOMYCETES; PARAMECIUM; PROKARYOTA; PROTISTA; RECLINOMONAS; RHODOPHYTA; STRAMENOPILES; TRICHOMONAS;

EID: 42749084992     PISSN: 10557903     EISSN: 10959513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.11.033     Document Type: Article

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