Diatomics: Toward diatom functional genomics

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-14

  Montsant, Anton ^a,b   Maheswari, Uma ^c   Bowler, Chris ^a,b   Lopez, Pascal J ^b  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^c Avestha Gengraine Technologies Pvt Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Alga Polymorphism; EST Database; Gene Expression; Protein Localization; Silica Biomineralization

Indexed keywords

ALGA POLYMORPHISM; EST DATABASE; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SILICA BIOMINERALIZATION;

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GENES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROTEINS;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

PROTEOME;

CHROMOSOME MAP; DIATOM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DIATOMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOMICS; PROTEOME;

EID: 17044389652     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2005.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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