Zipcode RNA-Binding Proteins and Membrane Trafficking Proteins Cooperate to Transport Glutelin mRNAs in Rice Endosperm
- Award ID(s):
- 2029933
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10157148
- Publisher / Repository:
- Oxford University Press
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Plant Cell
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 8
- ISSN:
- 1040-4651
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- p. 2566-2581
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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