Characterization of SKM1, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae gene encoding a novel Ste20/PAK-like protein kinase

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 431-444

  Martín, Humberto ^a   Mendoza, Alfonso ^a,b   Rodríguez Pachón, Jose M ^a   Molina, María ^a   Nombela, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Engineering and Systems SA Parque Tecnologico de Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031016037     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1870.x     Document Type: Article

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