Unique architecture of the plastid ribosomal RNA operon promoter recognized by the multisubunit RNA polymerase in tobacco and other higher plants

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 195-205

  Suzuki, Jon Y ^a   Sriraman, Priya ^a,b   Svab, Zora ^a   Maliga, Pal ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Amersham Biosciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

MUTATION;

RNA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0037250861     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.007914     Document Type: Article

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