Three human RNA polymerase III-specific subunits form a subcomplex with a selective function in specific transcription initiation

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1315-1326

  Wang, Zhengxin ^a   Roeder, Robert G ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA polymerase III; Transcription; transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; RNA SYNTHESIS; SUCROSE GRADIENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

EID: 0030998344     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.10.1315     Document Type: Article

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