Cloning of Brassica napus CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase cDNAs by complementation in a yeast cct mutant

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-211

  Nishida, Ikuo ^a,b   Swinhoe, Russell ^c   Slabas, Antoni R ^c   Murata, Norio ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; CDP choline; cytidylyltransferase; freezing stress; phosphatidylcholine; yeast mutant complementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030152042     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00021784     Document Type: Article

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