The NPK1 mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase contains a functional nuclear localization signal at the binding site for the NACK1 kinesin-like protein

Plant Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 789-798

  Ishikawa, Masaki ^a,b   Soyano, Takashi ^a   Nishihama, Ryuichi ^a,c   Machida, Yasunori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

BY 2 cell; Coiled coil structure; MAPKKK; NACK1 kinesin like protein; NPK1 protein kinase; Nuclear localization signal

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ANTIBODIES; CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; TOBACCO;

PHRAGMOPLASTS;

PROTEINS;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL NUCLEUS; KINESIN; MAP KINASE KINASE KINASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0036909451     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2002.01469.x     Document Type: Article

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