Genetic analysis of the large subunit of yeast transcription factor IIE reveals two regions with distinct functions

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5288-5298

  Kuldell, Natalie H ^a   Buratowski, Stephen ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; POLYADENYLATED RNA; RNA POLYMERASE; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030744465     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.9.5288     Document Type: Article

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