Cell cycle-dependent regulation of yeast telomerase by Ku

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1198-1205

  Fisher, Timothy S ^a   Taggart, Andrew K P ^a   Zakian, Virginia A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CDC13 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; CELL NUCLEUS ANTIGEN; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; KU ANTIGEN; RNA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TELOMERASE; TELOMERASE RNA; TELOMERE BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN BINDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE;

ANTIGENS, NUCLEAR; CELL CYCLE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA; RNA, FUNGAL; S PHASE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TELOMERASE; TELOMERE; TELOMERE-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 16544390953     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb854     Document Type: Article

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