Characterization of a silicon transporter gene family in Cylindrotheca fusiformis: Sequences, expression analysis, and identification of homologs in other diatoms

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 260, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 480-486

  Hildebrand, M ^a   Dahlin, K ^a   Volcani, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell wall synthesis; Cylindrotheca fusiformis; Diatom; Silicon transporter; SIT

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTEINE; SILICON; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; DIATOM; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL WALL; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DIATOMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CYLINDROTHECA FUSIFORMIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032413138     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050920     Document Type: Article

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