The dmf1/mid1 gene is essential for correct positioning of the division septum in fission yeast

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 2707-2719

  Sohrmann, Marc ^a   Fankhauser, Christian ^a,b   Brodbeck, Claudia ^a,c   Simanis, Viesturs ^a  

^a SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cytokinesis; dmf1 mid1; S. pombe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0029806810     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.21.2707     Document Type: Article

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