Hexokinase as a sugar sensor in higher plants

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-19

  Jang, Jyan Chyun ^b   León, Patricia ^b   Zhou, Li ^b   Sheen, Jen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

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ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; EMBRYOPHYTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 1842376846     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.1.5     Document Type: Article

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