Diverse physiological functions of MKK4 and MKK7 during early embryogenesis

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 148, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-401

  Asaoka, Yoichi ^a   Nishina, Hiroshi ^a,b  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Body plan; early embryogenesis; JNK signalling; MKK4; MKK7

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENZYME; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 4; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE KINASE 7;

CATALYSIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HUMAN; INVERTEBRATE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMANS; ISOENZYMES; JNK MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; MAP KINASE KINASE 4; MAP KINASE KINASE 7; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77958049230     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: 17562651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvq098     Document Type: Review

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