Assembly of the isomerized TFIIA-TFIID-TATA ternary complex is necessary and sufficient for gene activation

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2540-2550

  Chi, Tianhuai ^a   Carey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Epstein Barr virus; gene activation; TFIIA TFIID TATA complex; ZEBRA protein

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA FOOTPRINTING; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; ISOMERISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EUKARYOTA; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4;

EID: 0029973944     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.20.2540     Document Type: Article

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