Rho GTPases: Deciphering the evolutionary history of a complex protein family

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 827, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-34

  Eliáš, Marek ^a   Klimeš, Vladimír ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSTRAVA   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic cell; Evolution; Fungi; Phylogeny; Rho GTPases

Indexed keywords

RHO GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGUS; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FUNGI; GENE DELETION; GENE DUPLICATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; METAZOA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855874449     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-442-1_2     Document Type: Article

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