Nuclear import and dimerization of tomato ASR1, a water stress-inducible protein exclusive to plants

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Ricardi, Martiniano M ^a   Guaimas, Francisco F ^b   González, Rodrigo M ^a   Burrieza, Hernán P ^b   López Fernández, María P ^b   Jares Erijman, Elizabeth A ^b   Estévez, José M ^a   Iusem, Norberto D ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; DIMER; HOMODIMER; LYSINE; PROTEIN ASR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL ASSAY; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; DIMERIZATION; IMMUNODETECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEAR PORE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TOMATO; WATER STRESS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; DEHYDRATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION;

EID: 84865013135     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041008     Document Type: Article

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