Cytosolic and nuclear localization of the cytolytic and insecticidal plant protein enterolobin

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 50, Issue 341, 1999, Pages 1743-1750

  Lima, C M R ^a   Grossi De Sa M F ^b   Kalume, D E ^a,c   Roepstorff, P ^c   Morhy, L ^a   Ricart, C A O ^a   Sousa, M V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cytolytic protein; Enterolobium contortisiliquum; Immunocytolocalization; Nuclear localization signal; Plant cytolysin

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; ENTEROLOBIUM CONTORTISILIQUUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033452395     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/50.341.1743     Document Type: Article

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