Caffeine can override the S-M checkpoint in fission yeast.

The replication checkpoint (or 'S-M checkpoint') control prevents progression into mitosis when DNA replication is incomplete. Caffeine has been known for some time to have the capacity to override the S-M checkpoint in animal cells. We show here that caffeine also disrupts the S-M checkpo...

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Main Authors: Wang, S, Norbury, C, Harris, A, Toda, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999