A gene encoding a hevein-like protein from elderberry fruits is homologous to PR-4 and class V chitinase genes

Plant Physiology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1547-1556

  Van Damme, Els J M ^a   Charels, Diana ^a   Roy, Soma ^a   Tierens, Koenraad ^a   Barre, Annick ^c   Martins, José C ^d   Rougé, Pierre ^c   Van Leuven, Fred ^b   Does, Mirjam ^e   Peumans, Willy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

^d VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^e Psychiatrisch Centrum Amsterdam   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITIN BINDING PROTEIN; CLONING; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; PLANT PRODUCT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SAMBUCUS NIGRA;

EID: 0033117527     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.119.4.1547     Document Type: Article

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