Functional and structural organization of Brf, the TFIIB-related component of the RNA polymerase III transcription initiation complex

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 5587-5599

  Kassavetis, George A ^a   Kumar, Ashok ^a   Ramirez, Enrique ^a   Geiduschek, E Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0031866196     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.9.5587     Document Type: Article

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