Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 51, No. 353, pp. 2119-2124,
December 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
Short Communication |
Characterization of a Mak subgroup Cdc2-like protein kinase from sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.)
The Norman Borlaug Institute for Plant Science Research, De Montfort University, Scraptoft, Leicester LE7 9SU, UK
Abstract
The Mak-type Cdc2-like protein kinases are, a relatively uncharacterized group of proteins. Bvcrk2 encodes a plant Mak-type kinase. Its highest levels of expression occur in the secondary meristems of developing sugar beet storage organs, suggesting a role, in planta, in the regulation of cell division or early cell differentiation.
Key words: Mak-type kinase, expression, sugar beet, cell division, cell differentiation.