An activator binding module of yeast RNA polymerase II holoenzyme

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2967-2976

  Lee, Young Chul ^a,b   Park, Jin Mo ^a   Min, Soyoung ^a   Han, Sang Jun ^a   Kim, Young Joon ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; FUNGUS MUTANT; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0001603028     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.4.2967     Document Type: Article

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