Cyclin-dependent kinase 7: At the cross-roads of transcription, DNA repair and cell cycle control?

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 312-317

  Nigg, Erich A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; CYCLINE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

CELL CYCLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA REPAIR; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0029952160     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(96)80003-2     Document Type: Article

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