β-zein protein bodies sequester and protect the 18-kDa δ-zein protein from degradation

Plant Science

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 741-752

  Hinchliffe, Doug J ^a   Kemp, John D ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co expression; Degradation; Prolamin; Pulse chase; Zein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; DEGRADATION; DNA; GENES; TISSUE; TOBACCO; ZEIN;

IMMUNOLOCALIZATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036803543     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(02)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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