Reconstitution of a MEC1-independent checkpoint in yeast by expression of a novel human fork head cDNA

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3037-3046

  Pati, Debananda ^a   Keller, Charles ^a   Groudine, Mark ^b,c   Plon, Sharon E ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SUPPRESSOR FACTOR;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE ISOLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; SUPPRESSOR GENE; YEAST;

EID: 0030912117     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.6.3037     Document Type: Article

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