Chromatin assembly: Journey to the CENter of the chromosome

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 13-24

  Chen, Chin Chi ^a   Mellone, Barbara G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTROMERE PROTEIN A; HISTONE; HISTONE H3; PROTEIN VARIANT; AUTOANTIGEN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CELL SURVIVAL; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOME; DNA PACKAGING; EPIGENETICS; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; DNA REPLICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; CENTROMERE; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CHROMOSOMES; DNA REPLICATION; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84980021871     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201605005     Document Type: Review

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