Identification of new protein species among 33 different small GTP-binding proteins encoded by cDNAs from Lotus japonicus, and expression of corresponding mRNAs in developing root nodules

Plant Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-250

  Borg, Søren ^a   Brandstrup, Birgitts ^a   Jensen, Trine Juul ^a   Poulsen, Carsten ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PLANT RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FABACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031080065     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.11020237.x     Document Type: Article

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