Evolutionary BiologyProtein SciencePeer-reviewed
Common evolutionary origins of the bacterial glycyl tRNA synthetase and alanyl tRNA synthetase
Claudia Álvarez-Carreño, Marcelino Arciniega, Lluís Ribas de Pouplana…·Alfredo Torres‐Larios
The paper investigates the evolutionary origins of bacterial glycyl tRNA synthetase (bacGlyRS) and its relationship to alanyl tRNA synthetase, finding common ancestral domains and suggesting a stepwise domain accumulation process.