In vitro transcription/DNA synthesis using isolated organelle-nuclei: Application to the analysis of the mechanisms that regulate organelle genome function

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 199-211

  Sakai, Atsushi ^a  

^a NARA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DNA polymerase; DNA synthesis; Mitochondrial nuclei; Organelle nuclei; Plastid nuclei; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035535565     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013984     Document Type: Article

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