Activated transcription independent of the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme in budding yeast

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2510-2521

  McNeil, J Bryan ^a,b   Agah, Helga ^a   Bentley, David ^a,c  

^a AMGEN INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CTD; RNA Pol II holoenzyme; Transcriptional activation

Indexed keywords

COPPER ION; METALLOTHIONEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; HEAT SHOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSACTIVATION; YEAST;

SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0032529164     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.16.2510     Document Type: Article

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