A cell-free CENP-A assembly system defines the chromatin requirements for centromere maintenance

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 789-801

  Westhorpe, Frederick G ^a   Fuller, Colin J ^a   Straight, Aaron F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; AUTOANTIGEN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CENTROMERE PROTEIN C; CHROMATIN; HISTONE; M18BP1 PROTEIN, XENOPUS; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEOSOME; XENOPUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; HISTONES; HUMANS; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

EID: 84952641649     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201503132     Document Type: Article

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