Association of transcription factor IIA with TATA binding protein is required for transcriptional activation of a subset of promoters and cell cycle progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2559-2570

  Ozer, Josef ^a   Lezina, Larissa E ^a   Ewing, Joshua ^a   Audi, Salma ^a   Lieberman, Paul M ^a  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0031895656     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.5.2559     Document Type: Article

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