Are the phytochromes protein kinases?

Protoplasma

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 12-17

  Boylan, Margaret T ^b   Quail, Peter H ^a  

^a WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Protein histidine kinases; Sensory photoreceptors; Site directed mutagenesis; Transgenic plants; Two component systems

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030473678     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01279182     Document Type: Article

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