Evolution of Protein Targeting into "Complex" Plastids: The "Secretory Transport Hypothesis"

Plant Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 350-358

  Kilian, O ^a   Kroth, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Protein transport; Secondary endocytobiosis

Indexed keywords

ALGA; PLASTID;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA; EUGLENIDA; EUKARYOTA; GLAUCOCYSTOPHYCEAE; PHAEOPHYCEAE; PROKARYOTA; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 0141993712     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-42710     Document Type: Review

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