Expression of a ribosome inactivating protein (curcin 2) in Jatropha curcas is induced by stress

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 351-357

  Qin, Wei ^a,b   Ming Xing, Huang ^a   Ying, Xu ^a   Xin Shen, Zhang ^a   Fang, Chen ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YIBIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Curcin 2; Jatropha curcas; Protein induction; Stress

Indexed keywords

CURCIN 2; MACROGOL; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DROUGHT STRESS; GENE EXPRESSION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURVULARIA LUNATA; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENOMICS; JATROPHA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STRESS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

COCHLIOBOLUS LUNATUS; JATROPHA CURCAS; PESTALOTIA;

EID: 22244437941     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02703672     Document Type: Article

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