Multiple ATP-dependent steps in RNA polymerase II promoter melting and initiation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 7457-7467

  Yan, Ming ^a   Gralla, Jay D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; RNA POLYMERASE II; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADENOVIRUS E4 PROTEINS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; DNA FOOTPRINTING; MICE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; TETRAHYDROFOLATE DEHYDROGENASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031434959     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.24.7457     Document Type: Article

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