Frustulins: Domain conservation in a protein family associated with diatom cell walls

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Kröger, Nils ^a   Bergsdorf, Christian ^a   Sumper, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Cylindrotheca fusiformis; Diatom; Hydroxyproline rich glycoprotein; Presequence

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE PROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL WALL; DIATOM; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANGUILLIFORMES; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS;

EID: 0030055047     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.0259u.x     Document Type: Article

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