Transport of proteins into and across the thylakoid membrane

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages 369-374

  Robinson, Colin ^a   Woolhead, Cheryl ^a   Edwards, Wayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Proteins; Sec system; Thylakoid; Translocase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0033974464     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/51.suppl_1.369     Document Type: Article

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