Three-dimensional localization of CENP-A suggests a complex higher order structure of centromeric chromatin

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 183, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1193-1202

  Marshall, Owen J ^a,b   Marshall, Alan T ^c   Choo, K H Andy ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; AUTOANTIGEN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MOLECULAR MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; BINDING SITE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EUKARYOTA;

AUTOANTIGENS; BINDING SITES; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINETOCHORES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY;

EID: 59449107163     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200804078     Document Type: Article

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