Mutants of Chlamydomonas: Tools to study thylakoid membrane structure, function and biogenesis

Biochimie

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 631-643

  De Vitry, Catherine ^a   Vallon, Olivier ^a  

^a INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas; Cytochrome b6f; Membrane proteins; Thylakoid

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; CYTOCHROME B6F; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOGENESIS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; FREEZE FRACTURE; GREEN ALGA; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLEIOTROPY; REVIEW; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032703525     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(99)80120-5     Document Type: Article

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