Molecular characterisation and expression of an Arabidopsis thaliana L. MAP kinase kinase cDNA, AtMAP2Kα

Plant Science

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-52

  Hamal, A ^a   Jouannic, S ^a   Leprince, A S ^a   Kreis, M ^a   Henry, Y ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT SCIENCES PARIS SACLAY IPS2   (France)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; MAP kinase kinase; Protein kinase; Signalling

Indexed keywords

MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CLONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICA NAPUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PROTISTA;

EID: 0033521736     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9452(98)00203-9     Document Type: Article

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