Evolution of exceptionally large genes in prokaryotes

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-349

  Kuo, Min Chieh ^a   Chou, Li Fang ^a   Chang, Hwan You ^a  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Codon selection; Gene fusion; Gene size expansion; Repetitive sequence

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENOME; CODON USAGE; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PROKARYOTE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

CODON; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUSION; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 43149104150     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9081-9     Document Type: Article

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