The biological roles of small GTPases and interacting proteins in plants

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 257-260

  Uchimiya, Hirofumi ^a   Anai, Toyoaki ^b   Aspuria, Evalour T ^c   Matsui, Minami ^d   Nakano, Akihiko ^d   Ueda, Takashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ara; GDP dissociation inhibitor; GTPase cycle; Rab Ypt family; Vesicular traffic; Yeast genetics

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARA; ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032089253     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02512180     Document Type: Article

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