RNA interference silencing of a major lipid droplet protein affects lipid droplet size in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-106

  Moellering, Eric R ^a,b   Benning, Christoph ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CHEMISTRY; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; RNA INTERFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ALGAL PROTEINS; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; ORGANELLES; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRIGLYCERIDES;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 75649112263     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00203-09     Document Type: Article

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