Evolution and phyletic distribution of two-component signal transduction systems

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 219-225

  Wuichet, Kristin ^a   Cantwell, Brian J ^a   Zhulin, Igor B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CELL FUNCTION; EVOLUTION; GENOMICS; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROKARYOTE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 77949917076     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2009.12.011     Document Type: Review

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