The Synechocystis model of stress: From molecular chaperones to membranes

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Glatz, Attila ^a   Vass, Irare ^a   Los, Dmitry A ^b   Vigh, László ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Desaturase; Light stress; Membrane physical state; Molecular chaperone; Photoinhibition and UV B damage; Redox sensory pathway; Temperature stress and adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; COLD TOLERANCE; HEAT TOLERANCE; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; STRESS TOLERANCE; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0032996338     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(99)80061-8     Document Type: Review

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