Serine/threonine kinase activity in the putative histidine kinase-like ethylene receptor NTHK1 from tobacco

Plant Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 385-393

  Xie, Can ^a   Zhang, Jin Song ^a   Zhou, Hua Lin ^a   Li, Jian ^a   Zhang, Zhi Gang ^a   Wang, Dao Wen ^a   Chen, Shou Yi ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Ethylene receptor; NTHK1; Plasma membrane localization; Ser Thr kinase; Tobacco; Two component kinase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; ETHYLENE; PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

KINASE ACTIVITIES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MUTATION; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TOBACCO;

INSECTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037261862     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01631.x     Document Type: Article

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