Dynamic elastic behavior of α-satellite DNA domains visualized in situ in living human cells

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-557

  Shelby, Richard D ^a   Hahn, Klaus M ^a   Sullivan, Kevin F ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; SATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL MOTILITY; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERPHASE; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOPHASE;

AUTOANTIGENS; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CENTROMERE PROTEIN B; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DNA, SATELLITE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTERPHASE; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; MITOSIS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

VICTORIA;

EID: 0029829004     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.135.3.545     Document Type: Article

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