A novel family of P-loop NTPases with an unusual phyletic distribution and transmembrane segments inserted within the NTPase domain

This study characterizes the KAP protein family - a newly identified sub-group of the P-loop NTPases, which have transmembrane helices inserted into the P-loop NTPase domain. Their unusual phyletic distribution suggests KAP proteins were transferred from bacteria to animals by horizontal gene transf...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aravind, L, Iyer, Lakshminarayan M, Leipe, Detlef D, Koonin, Eugene V
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC416466/