Characterization of maize elongation factor 1A and its relationship to protein quality in the endosperm

Plant Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1101-1107

  Sun, Yuejin ^a   Carneiro, Newton ^a   Clore, Amy M ^a   Moro, Gloverson ^a   Habben, Jeffrey E ^a,b   Larkins, Brain A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHROMATOFOCUSING; ELONGATION FACTOR; ENDOSPERM; GENOTYPE; GLUTAMIC ACID; ION EXCHANGE; LYSINE; MICROSEQUENCING; MUTANT; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN QUALITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031277439     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.115.3.1101     Document Type: Article

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