Expression of psbA genes produces prominent 5' psbA mRNA fragments in Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1023-1033

  Soitamo, A J ^a   Sippola, K ^a   Aro, E M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

D1 protein; DNA binding protein; Gene expression; psbA gene; Truncated psbA messages

Indexed keywords

GENE PROBE; MESSENGER RNA; PHOTOSYSTEM II; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032145639     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006077824075     Document Type: Article

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