Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analysis of photoregulated gene expression in marine diatoms

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1031-1044

  Leblanc, Catherine ^a,c   Falciatore, Angela ^a   Watanabe, Masakatsu ^b   Bowler, Chris ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c STATION BIOLOGIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll a c binding protein (FCP); Fucoxanthin; Light; Okazaki large spectrograph; Photoreceptor; Phytochrome

Indexed keywords

ALGA GENETICS; CHLOROPHYLL A/C BINDING PROTEIN; FUCOXANTHIN; GENE EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACTINS; ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DIATOMS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES; LIGHT; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER COMPLEX PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0033180572     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006256300969     Document Type: Article

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