The Tic40 translocon components exhibit preferential interactions with different forms of the Oee1 plastid protein precursor

Functional Plant Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-294

  Ko, Kenton ^a   Banerjee, Susitna ^a   Innes, Jennette ^a   Taylor, Darcie ^a   Ko, Zdenka ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Plastid translocon; Precursor protein interactions; Targeting domains; Transport

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROTEINS; REDUCTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

PLASTID ENVELOP; TRANSLOCON COMPONENTS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLASTID; PROTEIN;

EID: 2342569000     PISSN: 14454408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/FP03195     Document Type: Article

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