Characterization of the pea rDNA replication fork barrier: Putative cis-acting and trans-acting factors

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-110

  López Estraño, Carlos ^a,b   Schvartzman, Jorge B ^a   Krimer, Dora B ^a   Hernández, Pablo ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA replication; Pisum sativum; Replication fork barrier; Ribosomal DNA

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL CULTURE; DNA REPLICATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; REPETITIVE DNA; RIBOSOMAL DNA; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PISUM SATIVUM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SATIVUM;

EID: 0344417911     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026405311132     Document Type: Article

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