Proteolysis in plants: Mechanisms and functions

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 275-302

  Vierstra, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

20S and 26S proteasome; Arabidopsis; biotechnology; ClpAP protease; protein degradation; ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030267548     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00039386     Document Type: Article

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