The hybrid histidine kinase dhkB regulates spore germination in Dictyostelium discoideum

Developmental Biology

Volumn 196, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-183

  Zinda, Michael J ^a   Singleton, Charles K ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPORE GERMINATION;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 0032523172     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.8854     Document Type: Article

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