A novel two domain-fusion protein in cyanobacteria with similarity to the CAB/ELIP/HLIP superfamily: Evolutionary implications and regulation

Molecular Plant

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-166

  Kilian, Oliver ^a   Steunou, Anne Soisig ^a   Grossman, Arthur R ^a   Bhaya, Devaki ^a  

^a GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301; TRACHEOPHYTA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; CHLOROPHYLL; HIGH LIGHT INDUCIBLE PROTEIN, CYANOBACTERIA; HIGH LIGHT-INDUCIBLE PROTEIN, CYANOBACTERIA; LYASE; O SUCCINYLBENZOIC ACID SYNTHASE; O-SUCCINYLBENZOIC ACID SYNTHASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-CARBON LYASES; CHLOROPHYLL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 74849108642     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssm019     Document Type: Article

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