Targeting of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases to MEF2 transcription factors

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 4028-4038

  Yang, Shen Hsi ^a,b   Galanis, Alex ^a,b   Sharrocks, Andrew D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0033011595     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.6.4028     Document Type: Article

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