Molecular cloning and characterization of a cDNA for the β subunit of a G protein from rice

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-228

  Ishikawa, Atsushi ^a   Iwasaki, Yukimoto ^a   Asahi, Tadashi ^a  

^a FUKUI PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterotrimeric G protein; Rice (Oryza sativa); subunit

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PLANT DNA; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RICE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORYZA SATIVA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030098641     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a028935     Document Type: Article

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