Two different genes encode ferrochelatase in Arabidopsis: Mapping, expression and subcellular targeting of the precursor proteins

Plant Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 531-541

  Chow, Keng See ^a,b   Singh, Davinder Pal ^a   Walker, Amanda R ^a   Smith, Alison G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPLAST; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA ISOLATION; FERROCHELATASE; INBRED LINE; MUTANT; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SUCROSE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPLASTS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; ENZYME PRECURSORS; FERROCHELATASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, PLANT; MITOCHONDRIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0000624972     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1998.00235.x     Document Type: Article

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