cDNA cloning, expression, and chromosomal localization of Caenorhabditis elegans DNA topoisomerase I

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 367-372

  Kim, Jonghwa ^a   Kim, You Chan ^a   Lee, Jong Hyouk ^a   Jang, Yeon Joo ^a   Chung, In Kwon ^a   Koo, Hyeon Sook ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Caenorhabditis elegans; cDNA sequence; Chromosomal position; DNA topoisomerase I; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA TOPOISOMERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA LIBRARY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0029991160     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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