Cytokinin regulates type-A Arabidopsis response regulator activity and protein stability via two-component phosphorelay

Plant Cell

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3901-3914

  To, Jennifer P C ^a   Deruère, Jean ^a   Maxwell, Bridey B ^a   Morris, Veronica F ^a,c   Hutchison, Claire E ^a   Ferreira, Fernando J ^a   Schaller, G Eric ^b   Kieber, Joseph J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL GROWTH; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEINS; SIGNAL SYSTEMS;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA RESPONSE REGULATOR; COMPONENT PHOSPHORELAY; PROTEIN STABILITY;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 39149118871     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.107.052662     Document Type: Article

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