Active, but not inactive, human centromeres display topoisomerase II activity in vivo

Chromosome Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 305-312

  Andersen, Claus L ^a,d,e   Wandall, Annelise ^b,d,e   Kjeldsen, Eigil ^a,d,e   Mielke, Christian ^c,d,e   Koch, Jørn ^a,d,e  

^a Cancer Cytogenetics Laboratory   (Denmark)

^b IMBG ^*  (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^e AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Centromere; Centromeric DNA; Chromosome; Mitosis; Neocentromere; Topoisomerase II

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); ENZYME INHIBITOR; TENIPOSIDE;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CATALYSIS; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KARYOTYPING; METABOLISM;

CENTROMERE; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; KARYOTYPING; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TENIPOSIDE; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0036021789     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016571825025     Document Type: Article

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