<it>Arabidopsis </it>eIF2α kinase GCN2 is essential for growth in stress conditions and is activated by wounding
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Phosphorylation of eIF2α provides a key mechanism for down-regulating protein synthesis in response to nutrient starvation or stresses in mammalian and yeast cells. However, this process has not been well characterized in plants</...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Plant Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/8/134 |