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Elevation of Intracellular cAMP Levels by Dominant Active Heterotrimeric G Protein Alpha Subunits ScGP-A and ScGP-C in Homobasidiomycete, Schizophyllum commune

Kenji YAMAGISHINational Agricultural Research Center for the Tohoku Region, National Agricultural Research Organization
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Toshiyuki KIMURANational Agricultural Research Center for the Tohoku Region, National Agricultural Research Organization
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Masahiro SUZUKINational Agricultural Research Center for the Tohoku Region, National Agricultural Research Organization
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Hiroshi SHINMOTONational Food Research Institute
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Ko-ji YAMAKINational Agricultural Research Center for the Tohoku Region, National Agricultural Research Organization
Pages 1017-1026 | Received 10 Sep 2003, Accepted 19 Jan 2004, Published online: 22 May 2014

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