A modified 10 kD zein protein produces two morphologically distinct protein bodies in transgenic tobacco

Plant Science

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-28

  Randall, Jennifer ^a   Bagga, Suman ^a,b   Adams, Henry ^c   Kemp, John D ^a  

^a Plant Pathol Weed Sci Gene L ^*  (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Protein bodies; Signal peptide; Targeting; Transgenic plants; Zein

Indexed keywords

TOBACCO; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 0034645802     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(99)00149-1     Document Type: Article

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