The role of TBP in rDNA transcription by RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: TBP is required for upstream activation factor- dependent recruitment of core factor

Genes and Development

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 1996, Pages 2551-2563

  Steffan, Joan S ^a   Keys, Daniel A ^a   Dodd, Jonathan A ^a   Nomura, Masayasu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CF; rDNA promoter; RNA polymerase I; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; TBP; UAF

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA TEMPLATE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0029999537     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.10.20.2551     Document Type: Article

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