GUN4-porphyrin complexes bind the chlH/GUN5 subunit of MG-chelatase and promote chlorophyll biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1449-1467

  Adhikari, Neil D ^a   Froehlich, John E ^a,b   Strand, Deserah D ^a   Buck, Stephanie M ^a   Kramer, David M ^a,b   Larkin, Robert M ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79957672967     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.110.082503     Document Type: Article

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