Recombinant expression and biochemical characterization of sugarcane legumain

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 181-192

  Santos Silva, Ludier K ^a   Soares Costa, Andrea ^a   Gerald, Lee T S ^a   Meneghin, Silvana P ^a   Henrique Silva, Flavio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cystatin; Expression analysis; Legumain; Phytohormone response; Sugarcane; Sugarcane development; Vacuolar processing enzyme

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; LEGUMAIN; PHYTOHORMONE; VACUOLAR PROCESSING ENZYME;

ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PICHIA; SUGARCANE;

ABSCISIC ACID; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PICHIA; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; SACCHARUM;

PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 84862289740     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2012.05.020     Document Type: Article

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