Coexpression of the maize δ-zein and β-zein genes results in stable accumulation of δ-zein in endoplasmic reticulum-derived protein bodies formed by β-zein

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1683-1696

  Bagga, Suman ^a   Adams, Henry P ^a   Rodriguez, Fabian D ^a   Kemp, John D ^a   Sengupta Gopalan, Champa ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031420939     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.9.1683     Document Type: Article

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