Differential role of CENP-A in the segregation of holocentric C. elegans chromosomes during meiosis and mitosis

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1148-1155

  Monen, Joost ^a   Maddox, Paul S ^a   Hyndman, Francie ^a   Oegema, Karen ^a   Desai, Arshad ^a  

^a LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEIN; CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; CENTROMERE PROTEIN C; CENTROMERE PROTEIN E; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOLOCENTRIC CHROMOSOME; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURES; KINETOCHORES; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; OOCYTES; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 28544437464     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1331     Document Type: Article

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