Crystal structure of rice importin-α and structural basis of its interaction with plant-specific nuclear localization signals

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 5074-5088

  Chang, Chiung Wen ^a   Miguez Couñago, Rafael Lemos ^a   Williams, Simon J ^a   Bodén, Mikael ^a   Kobe, Boštjan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84873047215     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.104422     Document Type: Article

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