Presence of an intron in a gene of PAP II, the ribosome-inactivating protein from summer leaves of Phytolacca americana

Annals of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 685-688

  Poyet, Jean Luc ^a   Hoeveler, Arnd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Intron; Phytolacca americana; Pokeweed antiviral proteins; Ribosome inactivating protein; Seasonal expression

Indexed keywords

PHYTOLACCA AMERICANA; PHYTOLACCACEAE;

EID: 0030698144     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.1997.0478     Document Type: Article

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