Methods for Studying Checkpoint Kinases – Chk1

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 782, Issue , 2011, Pages 171-179

  Tapia Alveal, Claudia ^a   O’Connell, Matthew J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

checkpoint; Chk1; DNA damage; Phosphorylation; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

CHECKPOINT KINASE 1; PROTEIN KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DNA DAMAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; TUMOR CELL LINE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA DAMAGE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; MICE; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN KINASES;

EID: 80054719827     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-273-1_12     Document Type: Chapter

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