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Polyubiquitin insertions and the phylogeny of Cercozoa and Rhizaria.
Protist - 1 Aug 2005
Bass David, Moreira David, López-García Purificación, Polet Stephane, Chao Ema E, von der Heyden Sophie, Pawlowski Jan, Cavalier-Smith Thomas
Abstract excerpt
A single or double amino acid insertion at the monomer-monomer junction of the universal eukaryotic protein polyubiquitin is unique to Cercozoa and Foraminifera, closely related 'core' phyla in the protozoan infrakingdom Rhizaria. We screened 11 other candidate rhizarians for this insertion: Radiozoa (polycystine and acantharean radiolaria), a 'microheliozoan', and Apusozoa; all lack it, supporting suggestions...
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