Ethylene signaling in Arabidopsis: Events from the membrane to the nucleus

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 103-113

  McGrath, Robert B ^a   Ecker, Joseph R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Ethylene signaling; Histidine kinase; MAP kinase; N acetyltransferase; Raf kinase; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GROWTH REGULATION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT GENETICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 0031942415     PISSN: 09819428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0981-9428(98)80095-8     Document Type: Review

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