Mammalian RNA polymerase I exists as a holoenzyme with associated basal transcription factors

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-53

  Seither, Peter ^a   Iben, Sebastian ^a   Grummt, Ingrid ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Holoenzyme; Protein interactions; RNA polymerase I; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; GEL FILTRATION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCROSE GRADIENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0032498271     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1997.1434     Document Type: Article

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