Origin and evolution of the Light-Dependent Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (LPOR) genes

Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 537-544

  Yang, J ^a   Cheng, Q ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterial origin; Endosymbiotic gene transfer; Protochlorophyllide reductase

Indexed keywords

OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROTOCHLOROPHYLLIDE REDUCTASE;

EVOLUTION; GENE;

ALGA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; LIGHT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALGAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYANOBACTERIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, ARCHAEAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, PLANT; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHOTOBACTERIA;

EID: 4944266234     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-821270     Document Type: Article

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