TFIIH functions in regulating transcriptional elongation by RNA polymerase II in Xenopus oocytes

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 3291-3299

  Yankulov, Krassimir Y ^a   Pandes, Michael ^a   McCracken, Susan ^a   Bouchard, Denis ^a   Bentley, David L ^a  

^a AMGEN INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C MYC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSACTIVATION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0029942906     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.7.3291     Document Type: Article

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