Multiple actin isotypes in plants: Diverse genes for diverse roles?

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 3, Issue OCT, 2012, Pages

  Šlajcherová, Kateřina ^a   Fišerová, Jindřiška ^a   Fischer, Lukáš ^a   Schwarzerová, Kateřina ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Actin; Actin binding protein; Expression; Isotype; Isovariant; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894409201     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2012.00226     Document Type: Review

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