Cytokinin receptor: just another histidine kinase.
The cytokinin family of plant hormones is involved in diverse aspects of plant growth and development in vivo and in culture. Two groups have recently shown that a two-component histidine kinase functions as a cytokinin receptor specifically required for vascular development.
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The University of Texas at Austin, Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
D017360:Arabidopsis; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D003583:Cytokinins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000071677:Histidine Kinase; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators / Q000378:metabolism; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D003583:Cytokinins; D010937:Plant Growth Regulators; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D018121:Receptors, Cytokine; D011494:Protein Kinases; D000071677:Histidine Kinase; C101990:CKI1 protein, Arabidopsis; C421783:WOL protein, Arabidopsis