Deletion of rpoB reveals a second distinct transcription system in plastids of higher plants

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 2802-2809

  Allison, Lori A ^a   Simon, Lee D ^a   Maliga, Pal ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolistic transformation; Plastid promoter; Plastid RNA polymerase; rpoB gene; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT GROWTH; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0029934521     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00640.x     Document Type: Article

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