Transcriptional termination signals for RNA polymerase II in fission yeast

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3633-3643

  Birse, Charles E ^a   Lee, Barbara A ^a   Hansen, Karen ^a   Proudfoot, Nick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3' End formation; Polyadenylation; RNA polymerase II; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; Transcription

Indexed keywords

POLYADENYLIC ACID; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STOP CODON; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST CELL;

CYTOCHROME C GROUP; CYTOCHROMES C; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENETIC MARKERS; POLY A; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; TERMINATOR REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030917088     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.12.3633     Document Type: Article

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