Regulation of transcription by MAP kinase cascades

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 205-215

  Treisman, Richard ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ENZYME SUBSTRATE COMPLEX; GENE INDUCTION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029935418     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(96)80067-6     Document Type: Article

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