Characterization of a mitochondrially targeted single-stranded DNA-binding protein in Arabidopsis thaliana

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-122

  Edmondson, Andrew C ^a   Song, Daqing ^a   Alvarez, Luis A ^a   Wall, Melisa K ^b   Almond, David ^a   McClellan, David A ^a   Maxwell, Anthony ^b   Nielsen, Brent L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homologous recombination; RecA; Single stranded DNA binding protein (SSB)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEIN; RECA PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA RECOMBINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN TARGETING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLISTICS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE COMPONENTS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, GENETIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; REC A RECOMBINASES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 18744384964     PISSN: 16174615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00438-004-1106-5     Document Type: Article

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