RNA polymerase I transcription termination: Similar mechanisms are employed by yeast and mammals

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 268, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-234

  Mason, Stephen W ^a   Wallisch, Michael ^b   Grummt, Ingrid ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Reb1p; Ribosomal genes; RNA polymerase I; Transcription termination; TTF I

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; CODON; DNA BINDING; GENE; GENE SEQUENCE; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; YEAST;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031547980     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.0976     Document Type: Editorial

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