Isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a papain-like cysteine protease from alfalfa

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 274-281

  Yan, Longfeng ^a,b   Han, Jianguo ^a   Yang, Qingchuan ^b   Sun, Yan ^a   Kang, Junmei ^b   Liu, Zhipeng ^b   Wu, Mingsheng ^c  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^c Beijing Seed Administration Station   (China)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.); Cysteine protease; Expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; PAPAIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCOSYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PEA; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOBACCO; TOMATO; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; LOLIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PISUM SATIVUM; PROKARYOTA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PAPAIN; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOBACCO;

EID: 51449088915     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: 10292365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10253890701575166     Document Type: Article

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