The histidine kinase dhkC regulates the choice between migrating slugs and terminal differentiation in Dictyostelium discoideum

Developmental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 345-357

  Singleton, Charles K ^a   Zinda, Michael J ^a   Mykytka, Brook ^a   Yang, Ping ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; HISTIDINE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPORE GERMINATION;

EID: 0032533694     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9049     Document Type: Article

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