Dynamics of the sub-nuclear distribution of Modulo and the regulation of position-effect variegation by nucleolus in Drosophila

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 18, 1998, Pages 2753-2761

  Perrin, L ^a,e   Demakova, O ^b   Fanti, L ^c,d   Kallenbach, S ^a   Saingery, S ^a   Mal'ceva, N I ^b   Pimpinelli, S ^d   Zhimulev, I ^b   Pradel, J ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Clonal analysis; Drosophila; Heterochromatin; Module target; Nucleolus; Position effect variegation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE; GENE MUTATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; DROSOPHILA; GENES, INSECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT PROTEINS; MITOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0031725160     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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