rbcL Transcript levels in tobacco plastids are independent of light: Reduced dark transcription rate is compensated by increased mRNA stability

Plant Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1713-1722

  Shiina, Takashi ^a,b   Allison, Lori ^a,c   Maliga, Pal ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0032192543     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.10.10.1713     Document Type: Article

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