A MAP kinase kinase interacts with SymRK and regulates nodule organogenesis in Lotus japonicus

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 823-838

  Chen, Tao ^a   Zhu, Hui ^a   Ke, Danxia ^a   Cai, Kai ^a   Wang, Chao ^a   Gou, Honglan ^a   Hong, Zonglie ^b   Zhang, Zhongming ^a  

^a HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; LOTUS CORNICULATUS VAR. JAPONICUS;

EID: 84859015050     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.095984     Document Type: Article

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