Arabidopsis histidine kinase CKI1 acts upstream of histidine phosphotransfer proteins to regulate female gametophyte development and vegetative growth

Plant Cell

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1232-1248

  Deng, Yan ^a,b   Dong, Haili ^a,b   Mu, Jinye ^a   Ren, Bo ^a,b   Zheng, Binglian ^a,b,c   Ji, Zhendong ^a,b   Yang, Wei Cai ^a   Liang, Yan ^a   Zuo, Jianru ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77953214257     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.065128     Document Type: Article

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