A novel function of the DNA repair gene rhp6 in mating-type silencing by chromatin remodeling in fission yeast

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 5511-5522

  Singh, Jagmohan ^a   Goel, Vintoo ^a   Klar, Amar J S ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031866711     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.9.5511     Document Type: Article

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