Localization and light-dependent phosphorylation of white collar 1 and 2, the two central components of blue light signaling in Neurospora crassa

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 414-422

  Schwerdtfeger, Carsten ^b   Linden, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Blue light; Neurospora crassa; Phosphorylation; Signal transduction; White collar

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0038158366     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01016.x     Document Type: Article

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