Transcription-dependent DNA transactions in the mitochondrial genome of a yeast hypersuppressive petite mutant

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2976-2985

  Van Dyck, Eric ^a,c   Clayton, David A ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST CELL;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031897462     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.5.2976     Document Type: Article

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