Lesions in Phycoerythrin Chromophore Biosynthesis in Fremyella diplosiphon Reveal Coordinated Light Regulation of Apoprotein and Pigment Biosynthetic Enzyme Gene Expression

Plant Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2448-2463

  Alvey, Richard M ^a   Karty, Jonathan A ^a   Roos, Elicia ^a   Reilly, James P ^a   Kehoe, David M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHROMOPHORES; ENZYMES; GENES; PIGMENTS;

ADAPTATIONS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FREMYELLA DIPLOSIPHON; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNTHETIC CONSTRUCT;

EID: 0142092355     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.015016     Document Type: Article

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