The ycf 9 (orf 62) gene in the plant chloroplast genome encodes a hydrophobic protein of stromal thylakoid membranes

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 51, Issue SPEC. ISS., 2000, Pages 375-382

  Mäenpää, Pirkko ^a   Baena Gonzalez, Elena ^a   Chen, Li ^a   Khan, Muhammad Sarwar ^b   Gray, John C ^c   Aro, Eva Mari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chloroplast genome; Chloroplast transformation; orf 62; Tobacco; ycf 9

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; TABACUM;

EID: 0242497402     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jexbot/51.suppl_1.375     Document Type: Article

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