Cloning and characterisation of PGA1 and PGA2: Two G protein α-subunits from pea that promote growth in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Plant Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-247

  Marsh III, John F ^a   Kaufman, Lon S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; CLONING; DNA ANALYSIS; FUNGAL GROWTH; GEL BLOTTING; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HOMOLOGOUS SEQUENCE; MATING SYSTEM; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEAS; PHEROMONES; PLANT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033180358     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1999.00516.x     Document Type: Article

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