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The NACK-PQR MAP Kinase Cascade Controls Plant Cytokinesis

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    M. Sasabe, Y. Takahashi, T. Soyano, H. Tanaka, K. Kousetsu, T. Suzuki & Y. Machida

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Sasabe, M. et al. (2006). The NACK-PQR MAP Kinase Cascade Controls Plant Cytokinesis. In: Nagata, T., Matsuoka, K., Inzé, D. (eds) Tobacco BY-2 Cells: From Cellular Dynamics to Omics. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 58. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32674-X_6

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