The eukaryotic Mcm2-7 replicative helicase

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 62, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-134

  Vijayraghavan, Sriram ^a   Schwacha, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

AAA + proteins; Cdc45; Cell cycle; DNA replication; Gate model; GINS; Mcm2 7

Indexed keywords

CDC45 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; DNA; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CHEMISTRY; DNA REPLICATION ORIGIN; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; DNA; HUMANS; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEINS; REPLICATION ORIGIN; S PHASE;

EID: 84876459027     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4572-8_7     Document Type: Article

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