Deletion of a tandem gene family in Arabidopsis: Increased MEKK2 abundance triggers autoimmunity when the MEKK1-MKK1/2-MPK4 signaling cascade is disrupted

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1895-1910

  Su, Shih Heng ^a   Bush, Susan M ^a,b   Zaman, Najia ^a   Stecker, Kelly ^a   Sussman, Michael R ^a   Krysan, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 84879475197     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.112102     Document Type: Article

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