A small cysteine-rich extracellular protein, VCRP, is inducible by the sex-inducer of Volvox carteri and by wounding

Planta

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 719-727

  Hallmann, Armin ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell wall; Extracellular matrix; Green algae; Sex inducer; Sex inducing pheromone; Volvocaceae

Indexed keywords

ALGAL DNA; ALGAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SEXUAL INDUCER PROTEIN, VOLVOX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; VOLVOX;

ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; DNA, ALGAL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE LIBRARY; GENOME, PLANT; GLYCOPROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VOLVOX;

CHLOROPHYTA; VOLVOCACEAE; VOLVOX; VOLVOX CARTERI;

EID: 34447121299     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: 14322048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00425-007-0519-x     Document Type: Article

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