Characterization of a nuclear-encoded photogene for a chloroplast RNA polymerase sigma factor in the unicellular alga Cyanidium caldarium (Rhodophyta)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 778-785

  Liu, Bin ^a   Tan, Shi ^a   Troxle, Robert F ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Gene family; RNA polymerase; Sigma factor; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ALGA GENETICS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLOROPLAST GENETICS; GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RNA POLYMERASE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANIDIUM CALDARIUM; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0032856103     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1529-8817.1999.3540778.x     Document Type: Article

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