Domain Organization at the Centromere and Neocentromere

Developmental Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 165-177

  Andy Choo, K H ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA;

AUTOANTIGEN; CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; DNA; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CENTROMERE; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MITOSIS; NUCLEOSOME; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; TIME;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMANS; MITOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035431654     PISSN: 15345807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1534-5807(01)00028-4     Document Type: Review

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