A ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme in fission yeast that is essential for the onset of anaphase in mitosis

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3388-3397

  Osaka, Fumio ^a   Seino, Hiroaki ^a   Seno, Takeshi ^a   Yamao, Fumiaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYME;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; GENE ISOLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SISTER CHROMATID; YEAST CELL;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030924351     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.6.3388     Document Type: Article

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