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Plant Biol (Stuttg) 1999; 1(1): 46-56
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-978487
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Ethylene Signal Transduction in Relation to Hormone Sensitivity

M. A. Hall1 , Aileen R. Smith1 , Galina V. Novikova2 , I. E. Moshkov2
  • 1Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK
  • 2Timiryazev Institute of Plant Physiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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19 April 2007 (online)

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Abstract

Current thinking on the mechanisms of ethylene perception and transduction is reviewed with particular emphasis on receptors, monomeric G-proteins and protein kinase cascades. The review seeks to reconcile some of the inconsistencies which appear to exist between molecular genetic and biochemical approaches and suggests that perception and transduction pathways are more complex than is generally recognised at present.

Key words:

Ethylene - receptors - monomeric G-proteins - protein kinases