Calcium-dependent protein kinases in plants: Evolution, expression and function

Plant and Cell Physiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 551-569

  Valmonte, Gardette R ^a,b   Arthur, Kieren ^b   Higgins, Colleen M ^a   Macdiarmid, Robin M ^b,c  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Calcium signaling; Calcium dependent protein kinase; Gene family evolution; Plant development; Plant stress

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN KINASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 84899125807     PISSN: 00320781     EISSN: 14719053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct200     Document Type: Article

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