Nfu2: A scaffold protein required for [4Fe-4S] and ferredoxin iron-sulphur cluster assembly in Arabidopsis chloroplasts

Plant Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-111

  Touraine, Brigitte ^a   Boutin, Jean Pierre ^b   Marion Poll, Annie ^b   Briat, Jean François ^a   Peltier, Gilles ^c   Lobréaux, Stéphane ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Iron sulfur cluster assembly; Nfu protein; Photosynthesis; Plastid

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA; GENES; IRON COMPOUNDS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ELECTRON FLOW; IRON-SULFUR CLUSTERS; REDUCTASE ACTIVITY;

PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERREDOXIN; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; NFU2 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CAROTENOIDS; CAULIMOVIRUS; CHLOROPHYLL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FERREDOXINS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IRON-SULFUR PROTEINS; MUTAGENESIS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYSTEM I PROTEIN COMPLEX; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALLELES; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPHYLLS; GENES; IRON COMPOUNDS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS; PROTEINS;

ARABIDOPSIS; INSERTION SEQUENCES;

EID: 5144230341     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2004.02189.x     Document Type: Article

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