Protein farnesylation in plants - Conserved mechanisms but different targets

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 530-535

  Galichet, Arnaud ^a   Gruissem, Wilhelm ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0344583793     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2003.09.005     Document Type: Review

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