Functional Analysis of Centromeric Chromatin in Yeast

Fitzgerald-Hayes, Molly

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
• Type: Research Project (R01)
• Project #: 1R01GM054766-01
• Application #: 2194096
• Study Section: Microbial Physiology and Genetics Subcommittee 2 (MBC)
• Project Start: 1996-07-01
• Project End: 2000-06-30
• Budget Start: 1996-07-01
• Budget End: 1997-06-30
• Support Year: 1
• Fiscal Year: 1996

Institution

• Name: University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Department: Biochemistry
• Type: Schools of Arts and Sciences
• DUNS #: 153223151
• City: Amherst
• State: MA
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 01003

Publications

Keith, K C; Fitzgerald-Hayes, M (2000) CSE4 genetically interacts with the Saccharomyces cerevisiae centromere DNA elements CDE I and CDE II but not CDE III. Implications for the path of the centromere dna around a cse4p variant nucleosome. Genetics 156:973-81

Chen, Y; Baker, R E; Keith, K C et al. (2000) The N terminus of the centromere H3-like protein Cse4p performs an essential function distinct from that of the histone fold domain. Mol Cell Biol 20:7037-48

Keith, K C; Baker, R E; Chen, Y et al. (1999) Analysis of primary structural determinants that distinguish the centromere-specific function of histone variant Cse4p from histone H3. Mol Cell Biol 19:6130-9