Control of stress-regulated gene expression and longevity by the Sch9 protein kinase

Cell Cycle

Volumn 6, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2445-2447

  Pascual Ahuir, Amparo ^a   Proft, Markus ^a  

^a Ciudad Politécnica de la Innovación   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Life span; Osmostress; Sch9; Sko1; TOR; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; SCH9 PROTEIN KINASE; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL CYCLE; CELL GROWTH; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 35848954275     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.6.20.4792     Document Type: Review

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