Molecular Evolution of Multisubunit RNA Polymerases: Sequence Analysis

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 395, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 671-685

  Lane, William J ^a   Darst, Seth A ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

evolution; RNA polymerase; sequence analysis

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA BREAK; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WOLBACHIA;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DNA VIRUSES; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 73649138940     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.10.062     Document Type: Article

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