Carbon metabolite sensing and signalling

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 381-398

  Halford, Nigel G ^a   Paul, Matthew J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

carbohydrates; cross talk; hexokinase; SnRK1; sugar sensing; sugar transporters; trehalose

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942586276     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1467-7652.2003.00046.x     Document Type: Review

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