Protein transport into and across the thylakoid membrane

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-9

  Klösgen, Ralf Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nuclear encoded protein; Protein transport; Thylakoid membrane; Transit peptide; Transport mechanism

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CELL PH; CHLOROPLAST; HIGHER PLANT; HYDROPHILICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA; THYLAKOID MEMBRANE;

EID: 0242612480     PISSN: 10111344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1011-1344(96)07408-8     Document Type: Review

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