New insights into the phylogenetic distribution and evolutionary origins of the septins.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Until recently, it had appeared that the septin family of proteins was restricted to the opisthokont eukaryotes (the fungi and animals and their close relatives the microsporidia and choanoflagellates). It has now become apparent that septins are also present in several other widely divergent eukaryotic lineages (chlorophyte algae, brown algae, and ciliates). This distribution and the details of the non-opisthokont septin sequences appear to require major revisions to hypotheses about the origins and early evolution of the septins.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Nishihama, R; Onishi, M; Pringle, JR
Published Date
- August 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 392 / 8-9
Start / End Page
- 681 - 687
PubMed ID
- 21824002
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC3951473
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1437-4315
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1431-6730
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1515/bc.2011.086
Language
- eng