Comparative genomics of phylogenetically diverse unicellular eukaryotes provide new insights into the genetic basis for the evolution of the programmed Cell death machinery

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 256-268

  Nedelcu, Aurora M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Domain recruitment; Domain shuffling; Lateral gene transfer; Metacaspase; Programmed cell death; Unicellular eukaryotes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; DATABASES, PROTEIN; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; CHROMALVEOLATA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; EXCAVATA; PLANTAE; PROTISTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; UNIKONTA;

EID: 62949243072     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00239-009-9201-1     Document Type: Article

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