Analysis of a meiosis-specific URS1 site: Sequence requirements and involvement of replication protein A

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 3536-3546

  Gailus Durner, Valérie ^a   Chintamaneni, Chaya ^a   Wilson, Richa ^b   Brill, Steven J ^b   Vershon, Andrew K ^a,b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN A;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPLICATION; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; GENE REPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS RATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030962693     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.7.3536     Document Type: Article

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