The presence of two tightly bound Zn2+ ions is essential for the structural and functional integrity of yeast RNA polymerase II

Gene

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-85

  Mayalagu, Sevugan ^a   Patturajan, Meera ^a   Chatterji, Dipankar ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

65Zn blotting; Abortive initiation; CD studies; Reconstitution; Zinc fingers

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; METALLOPROTEIN; PHENANTHROLINE; RNA POLYMERASE II; ZINC;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STOICHIOMETRY; YEAST;

BINDING SITES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; URIDINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ZINC;

EID: 0030985896     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00710-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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