| Literature DB >> 10429180 |
A V Strunnikov1, R Jessberger.
Abstract
The evolutionarily-conserved eukaryotic SMC (structural maintenance of chromosomes) proteins are ubiquitous chromosomal components in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. The eukaryotic SMC proteins form two kind of heterodimers: the SMC1/SMC3 and the SMC2/SMC4 types. These heterodimers constitute an essential part of higher order complexes, which are involved in chromatin and DNA dynamics. The two most prominent and best-characterized complexes are cohesin and condensin, necessary for sister chromatid cohesion and chromosome condensation. Here we discuss these functions together with additional roles in gene dosage compensation and DNA recombination.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10429180 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00509.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Biochem ISSN: 0014-2956