Conserved functions of retinoblastoma proteins: From purple retina to green plant cells

Plant Science

Volumn 172, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 671-683

  Miskolczi, P ^a   Lendvai, Á ^a   Horvath G V ^a   Pettko Szandtner A ^a   Dudits, D ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Plant development; Pocket proteins; RBR; Retinoblastoma

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ENGINEERING; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TUMORS;

CELL CYCLE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; POCKET PROTEINS; RB-RELATED PROTEINS (RBR); RETINOBLASTOMA;

PROTEINS;

CELLS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; TUMORS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAMMALIA; VIRIDIPLANTAE;

EID: 33847267297     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2006.12.014     Document Type: Review

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