Relationships between protein-encoding gene abundance and corresponding process are commonly assumed yet rarely observed

ISME Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1693-1699

  Rocca, Jennifer D ^a   Hall, Edward K ^a,b   Lennon, Jay T ^c   Evans, Sarah E ^d   Waldrop, Mark P ^e   Cotner, James B ^f   Nemergut, Diana R ^g   Graham, Emily B ^g   Wallenstein, Matthew D ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

^e U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CARBON CYCLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMICS; HABITAT TYPE; META-ANALYSIS; NITROGEN CYCLE; PROTEIN;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

BIOCATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOCATALYSIS; CARBON; CATALYSIS; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; ECOSYSTEM; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; NITROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84937735251     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2014.252     Document Type: Review

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