Human centromeres and neocentromeres show identical distribution patterns of > 20 functionally important kinetochore-associated proteins

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 175-185

  Saffery, Richard ^b   Irvine, Danielle V ^b   Griffiths, Belinda ^b   Kalitsis, Paul ^b   Wordeman, Linda ^a   Choo, K H Andy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); DYNACTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; METAPHASE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MURINAE;

EID: 0033958663     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/9.2.175     Document Type: Article

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