The C-terminal domain of CENP-C displays multiple and critical functions for mammalian centromere formation

PLoS ONE

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  Trazzi, Stefania ^a   Perini, Giovanni ^a   Bernardoni, Roberto ^a   Zoli, Monica ^a   Reese, Joseph C ^b   Musacchio, Andrea ^c   Della Valle, Giuliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; CHROMOSOME PROTEIN; HISTONE H3; HOMODIMER; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN CENP C; PROTEIN MIF2; SATELLITE DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AUTOANTIGEN; CENTROMERE PROTEIN C; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; EPITOPE; FLUORESCENT DYE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; HISTONE; MIF2 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

MAMMALIA;

AUTOANTIGENS; CELL LINE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; DIMERIZATION; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EPITOPES; FLUORESCENT DYES; GLUTARAL; HISTONES; HUMANS; KINETOCHORES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 67149128090     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005832     Document Type: Article

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