Constitutively active mitogen-activated protein kinase versions reveal functions of Arabidopsis MPK4 in pathogen defense signaling

Plant Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4281-4293

  Berriri, Souha ^a   Garcia, Ana Victoria ^a   dit Frey, Nicolas Frei ^a   Rozhon, Wilfried ^b   Pateyron, Stéphanie ^a   Leonhardt, Nathalie ^c   Montillet, Jean Luc ^c   Leung, Jeffrey ^d   Hirt, Heribert ^a   Colcombet, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D EVRY VAL D ESSONNE   (France)

^b GREGOR MENDEL INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT BIOLOGY   (Austria)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DU VÉGÉTAL   (France)

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EID: 84870705857     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.112.101253     Document Type: Article

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