Volvox germline-specific genes that are putative targets of RegA repression encode chloroplast proteins

Current Genetics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 363-370

  Meissner, Markus ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a   Cresnar, Bronja ^a   Kirk, David L ^b   Schmitt, Rüdiger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Germline; RegA repression; Volvox carteri

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CHLOROPLAST; GENE REPRESSION; GERM CELL; GERM LINE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC CELL;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 0033390555     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050511     Document Type: Article

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