Activation of an MAP kinase cascade leads to Sir3p hyperphosphorylation and strengthens transcriptional silencing

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 571-583

  Stone, Elisa M ^a   Pillus, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL DIVISION; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILENCER GENE; TELOMERE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FUNGAL PROTEINS; G1 PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; MUTATION; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILENT INFORMATION REGULATOR PROTEINS, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029807521     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.3.571     Document Type: Article

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