Pkn9, a Ser/Thr protein kinase involved in the development of Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 459-471

  Hanlon, William A ^a,b   Inouye, Masayori ^a   Inouye, Sumiko ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGUS SPORE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031016266     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.d01-1871.x     Document Type: Article

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