Interaction of TATA-binding protein with upstream activation factor is required for activated transcription of ribosomal DNA by RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae in vivo

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 3752-3761

  Steffan, Joan S ^a   Keys, Daniel A ^a   Vu, Loan ^a   Nomura, Masayasu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RIBOSOME DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; DNA BINDING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

FUNGI; MYXOGASTRIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031835434     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.7.3752     Document Type: Article

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