Multiple pathways for the targeting of thylakoid proteins in chloroplasts

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 209-221

  Robinson, Colin ^a   Hynds, Peter J ^a   Robinson, David ^a   Mant, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplasts; Membrane proteins; Protein transport; Signal peptides; Thylakoid

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; CHLOROPLAST; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; THYLAKOID;

EID: 0032169929     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-5298-3_11     Document Type: Article

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