Detection of a homologue of bcl-2 in plant cells

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 457-461

  Dion, M ^a   Chamberland, H ^a   St Michel, C ^a   Plante, M ^a   Darveau, A ^a   Lafontaine, J G ^a   Brisson, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bcl 2; Evolution; Lymphocyte; Plant cell

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BRASSICA; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRION; MOUSE; PLANT; PROTO ONCOGENE; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TOBACCO; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BRASSICA; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENES, BCL-2; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TOBACCO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031308710     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o97-056     Document Type: Article

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