Proteolytic analysis of polymerized maize tubulin: Regulation of microtubule stability to low temperature and Ca2+ by the carboxyl terminus of β-tubulin

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 539-548

  Bokros, C L ^a   Hugdahl, J D ^a   Blumenthal, S S D ^a   Morejohn, L C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chilling injury; Low temperature; Maize; Microtubules; Proteolytic analysis; Subtilisin; Taxol; Tubulin; Zea mays L.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001180247     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.1996.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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