Molecular cloning and characterization of human JNKK2, a novel Jun NH2- terminal kinase-specific kinase

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 7407-7416

  Wu, Zhenguo ^a   Wu, Jun ^b   Jacinto, Estela ^a   Karin, Michael ^a  

^a San Diego   (United States)

^b CELGENE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE JNKK 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KIDNEY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0030689618     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.12.7407     Document Type: Article

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