Mutations in RNA polymerase II and elongation factor SII severely reduce mRNA levels in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 5771-5779

  Lennon III, J Cale ^a   Wind, Megan ^a   Saunders, Laura ^a   Hock, M Benjamin ^a   Reines, Daniel ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031684847     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.10.5771     Document Type: Article

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