The RLF-M component of the replication licensing system forms complexes containing all six MCM/P1 polypeptides

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 3312-3319

  Thömmes, Pia ^a,c   Kubota, Yumiko ^b,d   Takisawa, Haruhiko ^b   Julian Blow, J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

^d WELLCOME CRC INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Licensing factor; MCM P1; RLF M

Indexed keywords

DNA; GLYCEROL; POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; DNA REPLICATION; FRACTIONATION; GEL FILTRATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMATIN; DNA REPLICATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; XENOPUS;

EID: 0040894991     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.11.3312     Document Type: Article

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