SMC complexes: From DNA to chromosomes

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 399-412

  Uhlmann, Frank ^a  

^a THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; CONDENSIN; DNA; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN HYDROLYSIS; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID; X CHROMOSOME; XENOPUS; ANIMAL; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ANIMALS; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOMES; DNA; DNA REPAIR; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; HUMANS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES;

EID: 84963507392     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: 14710080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm.2016.30     Document Type: Review

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