The role of topoisomerase II in meiotic chromosome condensation and segregation in Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2739-2750

  Hartsuiker, Edgar ^a   Bähler, Jürg ^a,b   Kohli, Jürg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); FUNGAL DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH REGULATION; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031718585     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.10.2739     Document Type: Article

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