Alexander R Ball Jr
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Zeng W, de Greef J, Chen Y, Chien R, Kong X, Gregson H, et al.
PLoS Genet
. 2009 Jul;
5(7):e1000559.
PMID: 19593370
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is an autosomal dominant muscular dystrophy in which no mutation of pathogenic gene(s) has been identified. Instead, the disease is, in most cases, genetically linked to a...
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Ball Jr A, Yokomori K
J Cell Biol
. 2009 May;
185(4):573-5.
PMID: 19451270
Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is a conserved factor critical for heterochromatin organization and gene silencing. It is recruited to chromatin by its direct interaction with H3K9me (methylated lysine 9 residue...
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Kong X, Ball Jr A, Sonoda E, Feng J, Takeda S, Fukagawa T, et al.
Mol Biol Cell
. 2009 Jan;
20(5):1289-301.
PMID: 19116315
Cohesin is an essential protein complex required for sister chromatid cohesion. Cohesin associates with chromosomes and establishes sister chromatid cohesion during interphase. During metaphase, a small amount of cohesin remains...
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Ball Jr A, Yokomori K
Bioessays
. 2007 Dec;
30(1):5-9.
PMID: 18081005
Cohesin establishes sister-chromatid cohesion during S phase to ensure proper chromosome segregation in mitosis. It also facilitates postreplicative homologous recombination repair of DNA double-strand breaks by promoting local pairing of...
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Kim J, Heale J, Zeng W, Kong X, Krasieva T, Ball Jr A, et al.
Methods Cell Biol
. 2007 Jun;
82:377-407.
PMID: 17586265
A proper response to DNA damage is critical for the maintenance of genome integrity. However, it is difficult to study the in vivo kinetics and factor requirements of the damage...
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Heale J, Ball Jr A, Schmiesing J, Kim J, Kong X, Zhou S, et al.
Mol Cell
. 2006 Mar;
21(6):837-48.
PMID: 16543152
Condensins are essential protein complexes critical for mitotic chromosome organization. Little is known about the function of condensins during interphase, particularly in mammalian cells. Here we report the interphase-specific interaction...
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Gregson H, Van Hooser A, Ball Jr A, Brinkley B, Yokomori K
Chromosome Res
. 2002 Aug;
10(4):267-77.
PMID: 12199140
Proper cohesion of sister chromatids is prerequisite for correct segregation of chromosomes during cell division. The cohesin multiprotein complex, conserved in eukaryotes, is required for sister chromatid cohesion. Human cohesion...
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Ball Jr A, Schmiesing J, Zhou C, Gregson H, Okada Y, Doi T, et al.
Mol Cell Biol
. 2002 Jul;
22(16):5769-81.
PMID: 12138188
CNAP1 (hCAP-D2/Eg7) is an essential component of the human condensin complex required for mitotic chromosome condensation. This conserved complex contains a structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) family protein heterodimer and...