dr and spr/sr mutations of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii affecting D1 protein function and synthesis define two independent steps leading to chronic photoinhibition and confer differential fitness

Plant, Cell and Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1145-1157

  Heifetz, P B ^a,b   Lers, A ^a,c   Turpin, D H ^a,d   Gillham, N W ^a   Boynton, J E ^a   Osmond, C B ^a,e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemostat competition; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Chlorophyta; Chloroplast protein synthesis; Herbicide resistance; Photosystem II

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0030985382     PISSN: 01407791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3040.1997.d01-143.x     Document Type: Article

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