The cohesin complex: sequence homologies, interaction networks and shared motifs

Genome Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages

  Jones, Susan ^a   Sgouros, John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesin Complex; Cohesion Network; Sister Chromatid; Spindle Pole Body; Yeast Proteome Database

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CHECKPOINT KINASE 1; COHESINS; CSPG6 PROTEIN, MOUSE; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MCD1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PHOSPHOPROTEIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATE; PROTEOME; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; SMC3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SMC3 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; STROMALIN PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATID; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DATA BASE; DNA RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; DATABASES; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASES; PROTEOCHONDROITIN SULFATES; PROTEOME; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0035234319     PISSN: 14747596     EISSN: 1474760X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/gb-2001-2-3-research0009     Document Type: Article

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