Developmental regulation of replication fork pausing in Xenopus laevis ribosomal RNA genes

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 775-788

  Maric, Chrystelle ^a   Levacher, Béatrice ^a   Hyrien, Olivier ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodeling; DNA replication; Replication fork barriers; Ribosomal genes; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GASTRULA; GENE MAPPING; GENE REPLICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPLICATION FORK; RESTRICTION MAPPING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033609849     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3017     Document Type: Article

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