Activation of transcription in vitro by recruitment of the yeast RNA polymerase II holoenzyme

Molecular Cell

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 913-916

  Gaudreau, Luc ^a   Adam, Maryse ^a   Ptashne, Mark ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAL4 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIE;

ARTICLE; COENZYME; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSACTIVATION; YEAST;

COENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; YEASTS;

EID: 0032060483     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1097-2765(00)80090-8     Document Type: Article

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