Analysis of lysine-rich histones from the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 648-654

  Morris, Rodney L ^a   Salinger, Andrew P ^a   Rizzo, Peter J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Histone evolution; Histone variants; Lysine rich histones; Unicellular algae

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PLANT GENETICS; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; PISUM; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0033231289     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.1999.tb05142.x     Document Type: Article

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