Abstract
Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) link stimuli that are activated by external sensors to cellular responses. The completed Arabidopsis genome sequence has revealed an extraordinary complexity in MAPK-signalling components in plants. Information obtained from Arabidopsis provides a framework for a unified nomenclature and for the assembly and determination of the function of MAPK-signalling pathways. Strategies and tools are evolving to connect MAPK pathways and to determine their functions. As a result, MAPK-signalling modules have emerged, one of which appears to antagonistically regulate stress- and growth-responses whereas another regulates cytokinesis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 415-424 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Plant Biology |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science