The FLP proteins act as regulators of chlorophyll synthesis in response to light and plastid signals in Chlamydomonas

Genes and Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 176-187

  Falciatore, Angela ^a,c   Merendino, Livia ^a   Barneche, Fredy ^a   Ceol, Mauro ^a   Meskauskiene, Rasa ^b   Apel, Klaus ^b   Rochaix, Jean David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; Chlamydomonas; Chlorophyll synthesis; Light regulation; Plastid signal

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; CHLOROPHYLL; GLUTAMIC ACID TRANSFER RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PORPHYRIN; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLEACHING; CELL NUCLEUS; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIGHT; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLASTID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA BINDING; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; ALGAL PROTEINS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLOROPHYLL; LIGHT; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASTIDS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 11844273795     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.321305     Document Type: Article

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