Xenopus oocytes as an expression system for plant transporters

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Biomembranes

Volumn 1465, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 343-358

  Miller, A J ^a   Zhou, J J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carrier; Cotransport; Plant; Transport; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE MUTATION; OOCYTE; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; OOCYTES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PLANT PROTEINS; XENOPUS;

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 0034192562     PISSN: 00052736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-2736(00)00148-6     Document Type: Review

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