A novel Akt/PKB-related kinase is essential for morphogenesis in Dictyostelium

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 708-717

  Meili, Ruedi ^a   Ellsworth, Charlene ^a   Firtel, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AKT/PKB KINASE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POLARITY; CHEMOATTRACTANT; CHEMOTAXIS; CYCLIC AMP; DICTYOSTELIUM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; MORPHOGENESIS; PKBR 1 PROTEIN;

EID: 0034659225     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00536-4     Document Type: Article

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