Nucleus-encoded genes for plastid-targeted proteins in Helicosporidium: Functional diversity of a cryptic plastid in a parasitic alga

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1198-1205

  De Koning, Audrey P ^a,b   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; AMINO ACID; FATTY ACID; TERPENE; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE; GENETICS; GREEN ALGA; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; PLASTID;

ALGAE, GREEN; ALGAL PROTEINS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; FATTY ACIDS; GENES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYLOGENY; PLASMODIUM; PLASTIDS; TERPENES; TETRAPYRROLES;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HELICOSPORIDIUM;

EID: 6344261989     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.3.5.1198-1205.2004     Document Type: Article

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