A SecY homologue is required for the elaboration of the chloroplast thylakoid membrane and for normal chloroplast gene expression

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 385-395

  Roy, Laura M ^a   Barkan, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; PLANT DNA; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; GENE EXPRESSION; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032550223     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.141.2.385     Document Type: Article

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