The Cell Wall-Associated Kinase (<i>WAK</i>) and<i>WAK</i>-Like Kinase Gene Family

Abstract

We have identified a large family of genes with sequence similarity to the cell wall-associated kinase ( WAK ) genes ([He et al., 1999][1]). Like the WAK s, these genes exist in multiple gene clusters, and our analyses suggest that they encode functional protein kinases that are associated with the