Chromosome dynamics: The SMC protein family

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 254-259

  Jessberger, Rolf ^a   Frei, Christian ^b   Gasser, Susan M ^b  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; SISTER CHROMATID;

EID: 0032055420     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-437X(98)80149-4     Document Type: Article

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