Identification of sequence homology between the internal hydrophilic repeated motifs of Group 1 late-embryogenesis-abundant proteins in plants and hydrophilic repeats of the general stress protein GsiB of Bacillus subtilis

Planta

Volumn 206, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 476-478

  Stacy, Robin A P ^a   Aalen, Reidunn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Desiccation tolerance; General stress protein (GsiB); Heat shock protein; Hordeum; Induction of GsiB; Osmotic stress

Indexed keywords

GENE PRODUCT; HYDROPHILICITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE;

EID: 0032189932     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050424     Document Type: Article

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