The treasure trove of algal chloroplast genomes. Surprises in architecture and gene content, and their functional implications

Plant Physiology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 957-966

  Simpson, Clare L ^a   Stern, David B ^a  

^a Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

ALGAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPLAST DNA; PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA;

ALGA; ANIMAL; BROWN ALGA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; DINOFLAGELLATE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RED ALGA; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW;

ALGAE; ALGAE, BROWN; ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAE, RED; ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CYANOBACTERIA; DINOFLAGELLIDA; DNA, CHLOROPLAST; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENES, REGULATOR; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS;

EID: 0035984030     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.010908     Document Type: Review

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