Cellulose synthesis: Cloning in silico

被引:42
作者
Cutler, S [1 ]
Somerville, C [1 ]
机构
[1] CARNEGIE INST WASHINGTON,DEPT PLANT BIOL,STANFORD,CA 94305
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10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00050-9
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Cellulose is a major component of plant cell walls, but identification of the enzymes that synthesize it has proven difficult. Now, however, several candidate proteins with sequence homology to bacterial cellulose synthases have been identified by partial sequencing of anonymous cDNA clones from cotton fibers.
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页码:R108 / R111
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