Chromosome cohesion: A polymerase for chromosome bridges

Authors
Uhlmann, F
Citation
F. Uhlmann, Chromosome cohesion: A polymerase for chromosome bridges, CURR BIOL, 10(19), 2000, pp. R698-R700
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
10
Issue
19
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R698 - R700
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(20001005)10:19<R698:CCAPFC>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
How do cells ensure that sister chromatids produced during DNA replication stay connected with each other until their separation in anaphase? New insi ght is provided by the discovery of DNA polymerase kappa, which has been fo und to be required for building the connections between sister chromatids. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.