The Maize tha4 gene functions in Sec-independent protein transport in chloroplasts and is related to hcf106, tatA, and tatB

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 267-275

  Walker, Macie B ^a   Roy, Laura M ^a,b   Coleman, Eric ^a,c   Voelker, Rodger ^a,d   Barkan, Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c University of California ^*  (United States)

^d Oregon Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Maize; Mutator; Protein export; Sec independent; Thylakoid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DNA; GENE PRODUCT; MUTANT PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHLOROPLAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE SEQUENCE; MAIZE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PH; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHLOROPLASTS; GENES, PLANT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032746027     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.147.2.267     Document Type: Article

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