The general transcription factors of RNA polymerase II

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 2657-2683

  Orphanides, George ^a   Lagrange, Thierry ^a   Reinberg, Danny ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DNA REPAIR; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029846871     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.21.2657     Document Type: Review

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