The expression pattern of the gene for NPK1 protein kinase related to mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase (MAPKKK) in a tobacco plant: Correlation with cell proliferation

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 690-700

  Nakashima, Marina ^a   Hirano, Keiko ^a   Nakashima, Seiko ^d   Banno, Hiroharu ^b   Nishihama, Ryuichi ^a   Machida, Yasunori ^a,c  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Cell division; MAPKKK; NPK1; Plants; Protein kinase; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOSIS; PROTEIN KINASE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0032126879     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pcp.a029423     Document Type: Article

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