nimO, an Aspergillus gene related to budding yeast Dbf4, is required for DNA synthesis and mitotic checkpoint control

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1313-1324

  James, S W ^a   Bullock, K A ^a   Gygax, S E ^a   Kraynack, B A ^a   Matura, R A ^a   MacLeod, J A ^a   McNeal, K K ^a   Prasauckas, K A ^a   Scacherl, P C ^a   Shenefiel, H L ^a   Tobin, H M ^a   Wade, S D ^a  

^a GETTYSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; BimE(APC1); Cell cycle; Checkpoint; Dbf4; DNA replication; nimO

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE CONTROL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL SURVIVAL; DNA, FUNGAL; G1 PHASE; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC CODE; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN-SERINE-THREONINE KINASES; S PHASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0033045935     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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