The C terminus of the major yeast telomere binding protein Rap1p enhances telomere formation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1284-1295

  Ray, Alo ^a   Runge, Kurt W ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TELOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TELOMERE;

EID: 0031910824     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.18.3.1284     Document Type: Article

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