Phosphorylation of the MEKK Ste11p by the PAK-like kinase Ste20p is required for MAP kinase signaling in vivo

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 630-639

  Van Drogen, Frank ^a   O'Rourke, Sean M ^b   Stucke, Volker M ^a   Jaquenoud, Malika ^a   Neiman, Aaron M ^c   Peter, Matthias ^a  

^a SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0034213955     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00511-X     Document Type: Article

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