Pleiotropic functions of the yeast Greatwall-family protein kinase Rim15p: a novel target for the control of alcoholic fermentationFootnote

This review was written in response to the author’s receipt of the JSBBA Award for Young Scientists in 2016.

Footnote

Abbreviations: CDK, cyclin-dependent protein kinase; CE-TOFMS, capillary electrophoresis time-of-flight mass spectrometry; Dox, doxycycline; Ensa, α-endosulfine; G1P, glucose-1-phosphate; G6P, glucose-6-phosphate; Igo1/2p, Igo1p and Igo2p; K7, Kyokai no. 7; K701, Kyokai no. 701; Msn2/4p; Msn2p and Msn4p; PKA, protein kinase A; PP2A^B55δ, B55δ-bound protein phosphatase 2A; PP2A^Cdc55p, Cdc55p-bound protein phosphatase 2A; T6P, trehalose-6-phosphate; TORC1, target-of-rapamycin complex 1; UDPG, UDP-glucose.

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