Properties, functions and evolution of cytokinin receptors

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 246-256

  Heyl, Alexander ^a   Riefler, Michael ^a   Romanov, Georgy A ^b   Schmülling, Thomas ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b TIMIRYAZEV INSTITUTE OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Cytokinin; Cytokinin receptor; Histidine kinase; Phytohormone; Plant; Receptor; Two component system

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOKININ; CYTOKININ RECEPTOR; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZEATIN DERIVATIVE;

ARABIDOPSIS; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; LEAF SENESCENCE; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHOTOMORPHOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; PLANT CELL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT EVOLUTION; PLANT GENE; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RHODOCOCCUS; ROOT DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CYTOKININS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84857356382     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: 16181298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.02.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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