Mutations in the SPT4, SPT5, and SPT6 genes alter transcription of a subset of histone genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Genetics

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1543-1554

  Compagnone Post, Patricia A ^a   Osley, Mary Ann ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H2B; HISTONE H3; HISTONE H4; RNA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; FEEDBACK; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; HISTONES; LAC OPERON; MUTATION; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PHENOTYPE; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ELONGATION FACTORS;

EID: 0029817632     PISSN: 00166731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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