Peroxisome protein import: Some answers, more questions

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 640-647

  Baker, Alison ^a   Sparkes, Imogen Averil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; CYTOLOGY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; PEROXISOME; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; PEROXISOMES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; FUNGI; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 26844446044     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2005.09.009     Document Type: Review

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