Cloning and characterisation of the gene for the large subunit of the DNA primase from Drosophila melanogaster

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1445, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 359-362

  Huikeshoven, Hella ^a   Cotterill, Sue ^a  

^a MARIE CURIE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Developmental expression; Dref; E2f; In situ localization; Primase

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA PRIMASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E2F;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME 3; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE MAPPING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMASE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, INSECT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033538321     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(99)00063-9     Document Type: Article

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