Characterisation of the PsbX protein from Photosystem II and light regulation of its gene expression in higher plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 737-744

  Shi, Lan Xin ^a   Kim, Soo J ^b   Marchant, Alan ^b   Robinson, Colin ^b   Schröder, Wolfgang P ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

4.1 kDa protein; Arabidopsis thaliana; Low molecular mass proteins; Photosystem II; PsbX; Spinach

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME; GENE EXPRESSION; PHOTOSYSTEM II; PLANT GENETICS;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHLOROPLASTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; PHOTOSYSTEM II PROTEIN COMPLEX; PLANTS; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 0033167446     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006286706708     Document Type: Article

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