Active RNA polymerases are localized within discrete transcription 'factories' in human nuclei

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1427-1436

  Iborra, Francisco J ^a   Pombo, Ana ^a   Jackson, Dean A ^a   Cook, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nascent RNA; Nuclear compartment; Nuclear speckle; RNA polymerase II; Transcription

Indexed keywords

BIOTIN DERIVATIVE; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; THIOL; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

BINDING SITES; BIOTIN; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

EID: 0029973080     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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