The pot1+ homologue in Aspergillus nidulans is required for ordering mitotic events

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-209

  Pitt, Christopher W ^a,b   Moreau, Eric ^a   Lunness, Patricia A ^a   Doonan, John H ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aspergillus nidulans; Mitotic exit; Pot1; Spindle checkpoint; Telomere end binding protein

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE PROMOTING COMPLEX; PROTEIN POT1; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CELL GROWTH; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; GENE LIBRARY; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

ASPERGILLUS; EMERICELLA NIDULANS;

EID: 1642503304     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00844     Document Type: Article

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