A model for chromosome condensation based on the interplay between condensin and topoisomerase II

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 110-117

  Baxter, Jonathan ^a   Aragón, Luis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSIN; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING);

CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; REVIEW; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES;

EID: 84857439388     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2011.11.004     Document Type: Review

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