Molecular cloning and characterization of maize ZmMEK1, a protein kinase with a catalytic domain homologous to mitogen- and stress-activated protein kinase kinases

Planta

Volumn 206, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 577-584

  Hardin, Shane C ^a   Wolniak, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Mitogen activated protein kinase kinase; Protein kinase; Stress activated protein kinase kinase; Zea (protein kinase)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032211410     PISSN: 00320935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004250050435     Document Type: Article

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