Mutations of the Drosophila dDP, dE2F, and cyclin E genes reveal distinct roles for the E2F-DP transcription factor and cyclin E during the G1-S transition

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 141-151

  Duronio, Robert J ^a,b   Bonnette, Peter C ^b   O'Farrell, Patrick H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN E; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR DP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE G1 PHASE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0031972699     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.1.141     Document Type: Article

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