Functional analysis of the interaction between the small GTP binding protein Cdc42 and the Ste20 protein kinase in yeast

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 7046-7059

  Peter, Matthias ^a,d   Neiman, Aaron M ^b   Park, Hay Oak ^d   Van Lohuizen, Maarten ^c   Herskowitz, Ira ^d  

^a SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cdc42; MAP kinase pathway; Ste20; Yeast mating

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS MUTANT; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; YEAST;

EID: 0030465534     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb01096.x     Document Type: Article

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