A genetic screen for ribosomal DNA silencing defects identifies multiple DNA replication and chromatin-modulating factors

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 3184-3197

  Smith, Jeffrey S ^a   Caputo, Emerita ^a   Boeke, Jef D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA REPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC SCREENING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE; TRANSPOSON;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032915376     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.4.3184     Document Type: Article

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