Structural and phylogenetic analysis of a conserved actinobacteria-specific protein (ASP1; SCO1997) from Streptomyces coelicolor.
Gao, B., Sugiman-Marangos, S., Junop, M.S., Gupta, R.S.(2009) BMC Struct Biol 9: 40-40
- PubMed: 19515238 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-9-40
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3E35 - PubMed Abstract: 
The Actinobacteria phylum represents one of the largest and most diverse groups of bacteria, encompassing many important and well-characterized organisms including Streptomyces, Bifidobacterium, Corynebacterium and Mycobacterium. Members of this phylum are remarkably diverse in terms of life cycle, morphology, physiology and ecology. Recent comparative genomic analysis of 19 actinobacterial species determined that only 5 genes of unknown function uniquely define this large phylum 1. The cellular functions of these actinobacteria-specific proteins (ASP) are not known.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Science, McMaster University, Hamilton L8N3Z5, Canada. gaob@mcmaster.ca