The conserved Spc7 protein is required for spindle integrity and links kinetochore complexes in fission yeast

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2441-2454

  Kerres, Anne ^a   Jakopec, Visnja ^a   Fleig, Ursula ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MIND PROTEIN; PROTEIN MAL2; PROTEIN NDC80; PROTEIN SPC7; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAPHASE; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INTERACTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN TARGETING; SPINDLE CELL; YEAST;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CELL POLARITY; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOMES, FUNGAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; KINETOCHORES; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; MUTATION; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 34347383216     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E06-08-0738     Document Type: Article

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