Mutations in ccf, a novel Drosophila gene encoding a chromosomal factor, affect progression through mitosis and interact with Pc-G mutations

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1063-1075

  Kodjabachian, Laurent ^b   Delaage, Michèle ^a   Maurel, Corinne ^c   Miassod, Raymond ^a   Jacq, Bernard ^a   Rosset, Roland ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centrosome; Chromosome condensation; Drosophila; Homeotic transformation; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTROSOME; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HOMEOBOX; IMAGINAL DISC; INTERPHASE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CENTROSOME; CHROMOSOMES; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; GENES, INSECT; INSECT PROTEINS; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUTATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 0032481308     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.4.1063     Document Type: Article

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