Reduced dosage of a single fission yeast MCM protein causes genetic instability and S phase delay

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-567

  Liang, Debbie T ^a,b   Hodson, Jeffrey A ^b   Forsburg, Susan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cdc19; DNA replication; MCM; Schizosaccharomyces pombe

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMATIN; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; FUNGUS MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SOMATIC CROSSING OVER;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0033008829     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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