TFIIIC1 acts through a downstream region to stabilize TFIIIC2 binding to RNA polymerase III promoters

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 6841-6850

  Wang, Zhengxin ^a   Roeder, Robert G ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSFER RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0029909270     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.12.6841     Document Type: Article

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