Yeast Skn7p activity is modulated by the Sln1p-Ypd1p osmosensor and contributes to regulation of the HOG pathway

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 259, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 372-378

  Ketela, T ^a   Brown, J L ^b   Stewart, R C ^c   Bussey, H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Histidine kinase; HOG pathway; Osmotic adaptation; Response regulator; Two component system

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; OSMOREGULATION; PHENOTYPE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CA(2+)-CALMODULIN DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MUTATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN KINASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0031660370     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050824     Document Type: Article

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