Expanding the definition of class 3 inteins and their proposed phage origin

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2035-2041

  Tori, Kazuo ^a   Perler, Francine B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CLASS 3 INTEIN; CYSTEINE; HELICASE; INTEIN; NUCLEOPHILE; RNA; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST; INTRON; MYCOBACTERIOPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIOPHAGE CATERA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SPLICING DEFECT;

ACTINOMYCETALES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; INTEINS; MYCOBACTERIOPHAGES; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN SPLICING; VIRAL PROTEINS;

NOCARDIOIDES SP.; THERMOBIFIDA FUSCA YX;

EID: 79955387027     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01407-10     Document Type: Article

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