Characterisation of an Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA encoding a novel thylakoid lumen protein imported by the ΔpH-dependent pathway

Planta

Volumn 207, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 624-627

  Mant, Alexandra ^a   Kieselbach, Thomas ^b   Schröder, Wolfgang P ^b   Robinson, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis (protein transport); Chloro plast; Protein transport; Targeting signal; Thylakoid lumen

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ALLOPHYCOCYANIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HYDROPHOBICITY; PH; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSLOCASE; THYLAKOID;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033082633     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050527     Document Type: Article

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