The yeast histidine protein kinase, Sln1p, mediates phosphotransfer to two response regulators, Ssk1p and Skn7p

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 23, 1998, Pages 6952-6962

  Li, Sheng ^a   Ault, Addison ^b   Malone, Cheryl L ^b   Raitt, Desmond ^c   Dean, Susan ^a   Johnston, Leland H ^c   Deschenes, Robert J ^a,b   Fassler, Jan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histidine kinase; Osmotic stress; Oxidative stress; Skn7; Sln1

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; HISTIDINE; PHOSPHATE; PROTEIN KINASE; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC STRESS; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PHOSPHATE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032401739     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.23.6952     Document Type: Article

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