RNAi analysis reveals an unexpected role for topoisomerase II in chromosome arm congression to a metaphase plate

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4715-4726

  Chang, Chih Jui ^a   Goulding, Sarah ^a   Earnshaw, William C ^a   Carmena, Mar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromosomal passengers; Chromosome segregation; Condensin; Heterochromatin; Mitosis; Topoisomerase

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); HISTONE H3;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME ARM; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; RNA ANALYSIS; SISTER CHROMATID;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMATIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DROSOPHILA; HISTONES; KINETOCHORES; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0348013023     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00797     Document Type: Article

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