3-phosphoinositide-dependent protein kinase 1 (PDK1) phosphorylates and activates the p70 S6 kinase in vivo and in vitro

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-81

  Alessi, Dario ^a   Kozlowski, Mark T ^b   Weng, Qing Ping ^b   Morrice, Nick ^a   Avruch, Joseph ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE;

EID: 0032518467     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70037-5     Document Type: Article

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