Transcriptional activation of RNA polymerase III-dependent genes by the human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 Tax protein

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1777-1785

  Gottesfeld, Joel M ^a   Johnson, Deborah L ^b   Nyborg, Jennifer K ^c  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA 5S; TAX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T LYMPHOCYTE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029868073     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.4.1777     Document Type: Article

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