Mitotic chromosome condensation requires Brn1p, the yeast homologue of Barren

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1293-1304

  Lavoie, Brigitte D ^a   Tuffo, K Michelle ^b   Oh, Scott ^b   Koshland, Doug ^a   Holm, Connie ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b San Diego   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; INSECT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; DROSOPHILA; GENE MUTATION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURAL GENE;

INSECTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034111790     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.4.1293     Document Type: Article

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