Advances in upstream players of cytokinin phosphorelay: Receptors and histidine phosphotransfer proteins

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 789-799

  Shi, Xiuling ^a   Rashotte, Aaron M ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytokinin; Cytokinin receptors; Phosphotransfer proteins; Plant hormone

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; CYTOKININ; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN-HISTIDINE KINASE;

ARABIDOPSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; CYTOKININS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS; PROTEIN KINASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 84859713130     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-012-1229-9     Document Type: Review

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