Specific in vitro phosphorylation of plant eIF2α by eukaryotic eIF2α kinases

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 363-370

  Chang, Li Yun ^a   Yang, Woo Young ^a   Browning, Karen ^b   Roth, Don ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic initiation factor 2; Phosphorylation; Plant PKR; Translational control

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ENZYME MECHANISM; EUKARYOTE; IN VITRO STUDY; INITIATION FACTOR 2 ALPHA KINASE; PHOSPHORYLATION; SERINE;

EIF-2 KINASE; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR-2; MUTAGENESIS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN KINASES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SERINE; TRITICUM;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0344718598     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006379623534     Document Type: Article

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