Echinomycin inhibits chromosomal DNA replication and embryonic development in vertebrates

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-72

  May, Laurence G ^b   Madine, Mark A ^a   Waring, Michael J ^b  

^a HUTCHISON MRC RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DNA; ECHINOMYCIN; QUINOXALINE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; CELL EXTRACT;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSLATION; SPERMATOCYTE; VERTEBRATE; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ANIMAL; BACTERIOPHAGE M13; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGE M13; CATTLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DEATH; CELL EXTRACTS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; ECHINOMYCIN; FEMALE; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MALE; OOCYTES; SPERMATOZOA; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 1242297824     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh166     Document Type: Article

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