Centromere domain organization and histone modifications

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 499-507

  Bjerling, P ^a   Ekwall, K ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Centromere; Electron microscopy; Histone acetylation; Kinetochore

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; HISTONE; PROTEIN;

CENTROMERE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DROSOPHILA; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; HUMAN; KRINGLE DOMAIN; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES; SISTER CHROMATID; SPINDLE POLE BODY;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0036259748     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2002000500001     Document Type: Review

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