Recent advances in the study of Clp, FtsH and other proteases located in chloroplasts

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-240

  Adam, Zach ^a   Rudella, Andrea ^b   van Wijk, Klaas J ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHLOROPLAST; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANT; REVIEW;

CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33646145726     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2006.03.010     Document Type: Review

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