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. 1997 Apr;179(7):2418–2420. doi: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2418-2420.1997

Protein-tyrosine phosphorylation in the Archaea.

S C Smith 1, P J Kennelly 1, M Potts 1
PMCID: PMC178981  PMID: 9079930

Abstract

Sulfolobus sulfataricus ATCC 35091, Haloferax volcanii, and Methanosarcina thermophila TM-1, representing the Euryarchaeota and Crenarchaeota subdomains of the Archaea, contain proteins which are phosphorylated on tyrosine. These data raise fundamental questions as to the origin and evolution of tyrosine phosphorylation, a protein modification that is of pivotal importance in the regulation of the physiology of eukaryotic cells.

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