Cytoplasmic localization of the single glutamine synthetase in a unicellular red alga, Cyanidioschyzon merolae 10D

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2313-2315

  Terashita, Masaru ^a   Maruyama, Shinichiro ^a   Tanaka, Kan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyanidioschyzon merolae; Glutamine synthetase; Localization; Nitrogen assimilation; Red alga

Indexed keywords

CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; CYTOPLASMIC LOCALIZATION; GLUTAMINE SYNTHETASE; NITROGEN ASSIMILATION; RED ALGA;

ALGAE; CYTOLOGY; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NITROGEN;

ENZYMES;

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE;

ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOPLASM; ENZYMOLOGY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; RED ALGA;

ALGAE, RED; CELL FRACTIONATION; CYTOPLASM; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; RHODOPHYTA; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

ALGAE; CYANIDIOSCHYZON MEROLAE; RHODOPHYTA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 33749033872     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.60174     Document Type: Article

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