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Molecular Cloning and Characterization of a cDNA and a Gene for Subtilisin-like Serine Proteases from Rice (Oryza sativa L.) and Arabidopsis thaliana

Hiroshi YAMAGATALaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Maki UESUGILaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Kazunori SAKALaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Teruo IWASAKILaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Yasuo AIZONOLaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
Pages 1947-1957 | Received 27 Mar 2000, Accepted 09 May 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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