TAF(II)-independent activation mediated by human TBP in the presence of the positive cofactor PC4

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 4478-4490

  Wu, Shwu Yuan ^a   Kershnar, Eric ^a   Chiang, Cheng Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

TAF(II)s; TBP; TFIIA; TFIIH; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; FUNGAL PROTEIN; GAL VP16; GAL-VP16; HYBRID PROTEIN; IFRD1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IMMEDIATE EARLY PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIF;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSACTIVATION; YEAST; CELL FRACTIONATION; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HELA CELL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; TATA BOX;

MAMMALIA;

CELL FRACTIONATION; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DRUG SYNERGISM; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS PROTEIN VMW65; HUMANS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TATA BOX; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIH; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032479626     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.15.4478     Document Type: Article

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