VirE1 protein mediates export of the single-stranded DNA-binding protein VirE2 from Agrobacterium tumefaciens into plant cells

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1207-1212

  Sundberg, Christopher ^a   Meek, Laura ^a   Carroll, Kate ^a   Das, Anath ^b   Ream, Walt ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

EID: 0030051652     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.4.1207-1212.1996     Document Type: Article

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