Toc64 is not required for import of proteins into chloroplasts in the moss Physcomitrella patens

Plant Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 675-687

  Hofmann, Nancy Rosenbaum ^a   Theg, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloroplast; Moss; OEP64; Physcomitrella patens; Protein transport; Toc64

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY); TISSUE;

MOSS; OEP64; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TOC64;

PROTEINS;

GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; PROTEINS; TISSUE;

BRYOPHYTA; PHYSCOMITRELLA; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS; PISUM SATIVUM;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRYOPSIDA; CHLOROPLAST; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRYOPSIDA; CHLOROPLASTS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 30944433280     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02483.x     Document Type: Article

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