Molecular Oncology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 262-268 , June 2009

Ectopic expression of plasma membrane targeted subunits of the Ndc80-complex as a tool to study kinetochore biochemistry

  • Tim H. Holmström

      Affiliations

    • State Technical Research Centre VTT, Medical Biotechnology, 20521 Turku, Finland
    • Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Jonathan Rehnberg

      Affiliations

    • State Technical Research Centre VTT, Medical Biotechnology, 20521 Turku, Finland
    • Drug Discovery Graduate School, University of Turku, 20521 Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Leena J. Ahonen

      Affiliations

    • State Technical Research Centre VTT, Medical Biotechnology, 20521 Turku, Finland
    • Turku Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, 20520 Turku, Finland
    • ,
  • Marko J. Kallio

      Affiliations

    • State Technical Research Centre VTT, Medical Biotechnology, 20521 Turku, Finland
    • Centre for Biotechnology, University of Turku, 20520 Turku, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.VTT Medical Biotechnology and University of Turku, Itäinen Pitkäkatu 4C, 20521 Turku, Finland. Tel.:+358 (0)20 722 2810; fax: +358 (0)20 722 2840.

Received 23 October 2008 ,Revised 12 February 2009 ,Accepted 12 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.molonc.2009.02.005

Molecular Oncology
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 262-268 , June 2009

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