Dimerization in MAP-kinase signaling

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-9

  Cobb, Melanie H ^a   Goldsmith, Elizabeth J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 0033983872     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01508-X     Document Type: Note

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