Regulation of plant ferritin synthesis: How and why

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 155-166

  Briat, J F ^a   Lobreaux S ^a   Grignon, N ^a   Vansuyt, G ^a  

^a MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO   (France)

Author keywords

Development; Ferritin; Gene regulation; Homeostasis; Iron; Stress

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PHYTOHORMONE;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEMOSTASIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT; PLASTID; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMALS; CHLOROPLASTS; FERRITINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IRON; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

ANIMALIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033214513     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050014     Document Type: Review

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