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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Guacci V
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2670185 | biostudies-literature | 1997 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cell 19971001 1
The S. cerevisiae MCD1 (mitotic chromosome determinant) gene was identified in genetic screens for genes important for chromosome structure. MCD1 is essential for viability and homologs are found from yeast to humans. Analysis of the mcd1 mutant and cell cycle-dependent expression pattern of Mcd1p suggest that this protein functions in chromosome morphogenesis from S phase through mitosis. The mcd1 mutant is defective in sister chromatid cohesion and chromosome condensation. The physical associa ...[more]