Cytokinin signal transduction: Known simplicity and unknown complexity

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1309-1315

  Zheng, Binglian ^a   Sun, Jiaqiang ^a   Zhang, Suzhi ^a   Deng, Yan ^a   Zuo, Jianru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cytokinin; Mutations; Signal transduction; Two component system

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 33749861842     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/02wc0534     Document Type: Review

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