Evolution of introns in the archaeal world

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 108, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 4782-4787

  Tocchini Valentini, Giuseppe D ^a   Fruscoloni, Paolo ^a   Tocchini Valentini, Glauco P ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Molecular evolution; RNA protein interactions

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; RIBOZYME; TRANSFER RNA;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC CODE; GENOME ANALYSIS; INTRON; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING;

ARCHAEA; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; ENDONUCLEASES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTRONS; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; RNA, ARCHAEAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 79953215314     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1100862108     Document Type: Article

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