A RNA polymerase III-based two-hybrid system to study RNA polymerase II transcriptional regulators

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 243-249

  Marsolier, Marie Claude ^a   Prioleau, Marie Noelle ^a   Sentenac, André ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

RNA polymerase III; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; SNR6; Transcriptional activators; Two hybrid system

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; MUTANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; DNA TEMPLATE; GENE ACTIVATION; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031547955     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0979     Document Type: Article

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