Domains of the Brf component of RNA polymerase III transcription factor IIIB (TFIIIB): Functions in assembly of TFIIIB-DNA complexes and recruitment of RNA polymerase to the promoter

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 5299-5306

  Kassavetis, George A ^a   Bardeleben, Carolyne ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Ramirez, Enrique ^a   Geiduschek, E Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030837530     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.17.9.5299     Document Type: Article

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