The chloroplast bchI gene encodes a subunit of magnesium chelatase in the marine heterokont alga Heterosigma carterae

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-120

  Valentin, Klaus ^a   Fischer, Sabine ^a   Cattolico, Rose Ann ^b  

^a Institute for Plant Physiology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

BchI; Chlorophyll biosynthesis; Gene expression; Heterokontophyta; Heterosigma carterae; Plastid evolution; Protein translocation; Run on transcription

Indexed keywords

ALGA; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME ANALYSIS; MAGNESIUM CHELATASE; OPEN READING FRAME; PLASTID; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

HETEROSIGMA CARTERAE;

EID: 0031847045     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967026298001644     Document Type: Article

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