Mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling in plants

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 61, Issue , 2010, Pages 621-649

  Cristina, Maria ^a   Petersen, Morten ^a   Mundy, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abiotic and biotic stress; Development; Hormone; Immunity

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA;

ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; PLANTS; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS;

EID: 77952478526     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: 15452123     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-arplant-042809-112252     Document Type: Article

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