The Physcomitrella patens GPα1 homologue is located at protonemal cell junctions

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 49, Issue 324, 1998, Pages 1113-1118

  Hutton, Jenna L ^a   Knight, Celia D ^a   Millner, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

G proteins; GP 1; Moss; Physcomitrella patens; Plant signal transduction

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; PHYSCOMITRELLA; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS;

EID: 0031845752     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/49.324.1113     Document Type: Article

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