The chloroplast division protein FtsZ is encoded by a nucleomorph gene in cryptomonads

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 207-211

  Fraunholz, M J ^a   Moerschel, E ^a   Maier, U G ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast division; Cryptomonad; FtsZ; Nucleomorph; Subcellular localization

Indexed keywords

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHLOROPLAST; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTRON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRYPTOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; GUILLARDIA THETA;

EID: 0031766756     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050887     Document Type: Article

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