Identification and characterization of a new conserved motif within the presequence of proteins targeted into complex diatom plastids

Plant Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 175-183

  Kilian, Oliver ^a   Kroth, Peter G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Diatom; Evolution; Import; Presequence

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CELLS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

DOMAINS; ENDOCYTOBIOSIS; MOTIFS; PREPROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

ALGAL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DIATOM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASTID; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DIATOMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLASTIDS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

ALGAE; AMINO ACIDS; CELLS; DIATOMS; MEMBRANES; PLASTIDS; PROTEINS;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 12844260363     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02294.x     Document Type: Article

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