Centromeres are specialized replication domains in heterochromatin

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-109

  Ahmad, Kami ^a   Henikoff, Steven ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Centromere; DNA replication; Drosophila; Heterochromatin; Histone

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; HETEROCHROMATIN; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; DROSOPHILA; EUCHROMATIN; HETEROCHROMATIN; HISTONES; NUCLEOSOMES; S PHASE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035795424     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.153.1.101     Document Type: Article

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