Checkpoint defects leading to premature mitosis also cause endoreplication of DNA in Aspergillus nidulans

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 3661-3674

  De Souza, Colin P C ^a   Ye, Xiang S ^a,b   Osmani, Stephen A ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; FUNGAL GENETICS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS;

EID: 0032741063     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.11.3661     Document Type: Article

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