Genome-based reconstruction of the protein import machinery in the secondary plastid of a chlorarachniophyte alga

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 324-333

  Hirakawa, Yoshihisa ^a   Burki, Fabien ^a   Keeling, Patrick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPLAST PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CERCOZOA; CHROMOSOME MAP; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PLASTID; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CERCOZOA; CHLOROPLAST PROTEINS; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; GENOME; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PLASTIDS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ALGAE; BIGELOWIELLA; BIGELOWIELLA NATANS; CHLORARACHNIOPHYCEAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84857705086     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05264-11     Document Type: Article

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