Functional characterization of the Cdc42p binding domain of yeast Ste20p protein kinase

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-97

  Leberer, Ekkehard ^b   Wu, Cunle ^b   Leeuw, Thomas ^b   Fourest Lieuvin, Anne ^b   Segall, Jeffrey E ^a   Thomas, David Y ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cdc42p; Mating pheromone; Signal transduction; Ste20p kinase; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL ADHESION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ACTINS; BINDING SITES; CDC42 GTP-BINDING PROTEIN, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; MUTATION; NITROGEN; PHEROMONES; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031015562     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.1.83     Document Type: Article

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