Emergence and evolution of modern molecular functions inferred from phylogenomic analysis of ontological data

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1710-1733

  Kim, Kyung Mo ^a   Caetano Anollés, Gustavo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene Ontology; Origin of life; Phylogenetic analysis; Protein domain; RNA world

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; BIOPOLYMER; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HELICASE; HYDROLASE; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA; TRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOME; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; TRENDS;

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENOME; GENOMICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEINS; RNA;

EID: 77953753370     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msq106     Document Type: Article

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