Gain and loss of an intron in a protein-coding gene in Archaea: the case of an archaeal RNA pseudouridine synthase gene

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We previously found the first examples of splicing of archaeal pre-mRNAs for homologs of the eukaryotic CBF5 protein (also known as dyskerin in humans) in <it>Aeropyrum pernix, Sulfolobus solfataricus, S. tokodaii</it>, a...

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Main Authors: Yokobori Shin-ichi, Itoh Takashi, Yoshinari Shigeo, Nomura Norimichi, Sako Yoshihiko, Yamagishi Akihiko, Oshima Tairo, Kita Kiyoshi, Watanabe Yoh-ichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/198