DNA replication times the cell cycle and contributes to the mid-blastula transition in Drosophila embryos

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-14

  McCleland, Mark L ^a   Shermoen, Antony W ^a   O'Farrell, Patrick H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEMININ; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; GEMININ PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA;

ARTICLE; BLASTODERM; BLASTULA; CELL CYCLE ARREST; CELL CYCLE PROGRESSION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DELETION; INTERPHASE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIUM; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; GENE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTULA; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA REPLICATION; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENES, INSECT; S PHASE;

EID: 70449700248     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200906191     Document Type: Article

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