Comparative Genomics of the Archaea (Euryarchaeota): Evolution of Conserved Protein Families, the Stable Core, and the Variable Shell

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Figure 8.

Examples of euryarchaeal synapomorphies—unique domain architectures in conserved euryarchaeal proteins. (Troprim) The catalytic domain conserved in primases and topoisomerases; (HTH) helix-turn-helix domain; (TGT) tRNA-guanine transglycosylase; (PIN) PilT-amino-terminal domain; (NUC) nuclease; (HEL6) helicase superfamily II motif 6; (gatase) glutamine aminotransferase; (PP-ATPase) PP-loop superfamily ATPase; (A) archaea (for domain architectures found in both Euryarchaeota and Crenarchaeota); (EA) Euryarchaeota; (CA) Crenarchaeota; (B) bacteria; (EUK) eukaryotes.

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  1. Genome Res. 9: 608-628

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