Structure and expression of a developmentally regulated cDNA encoding a cysteine protease (pseudotzain) from Douglas fir

Gene

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-226

  Tranbarger, Timothy John ^a   Misra, Santosh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; GIBBERELLIN; PHYTOHORMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA ANALYSIS; TREE;

EID: 0029951575     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(96)00161-8     Document Type: Article

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