Chromator, a novel and essential chromodomain protein interacts directly with the putative spindle matrix protein skeletor

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1033-1047

  Rath, Uttama ^a   Wang, Dong ^a   Ding, Yun ^a   Xu, Ying Zhi ^a   Qi, Hongying ^a   Blacketer, Melissa J ^a   Girton, Jack ^a   Johansen, Jørgen ^a   Johansen, Kristen M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomes; Drosophila; Microtubules; Mitosis; Spindle matrix

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; NUCLEAR MATRIX PROTEIN; PROTEIN CHROMATOR; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHROMATOR PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; SKELETOR PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTERPHASE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTERACTION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA INTERFERENCE; TWO HYBRID SYSTEM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEAR MATRIX-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA INTERFERENCE; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

EID: 6344228612     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: 10974644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20243     Document Type: Article

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