The molecular mechanism of mitotic inhibition of TFIIH is mediated by phosphorylation of CDK7

Genes and Development

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 1998, Pages 3541-3550

  Akoulitchev, Sasha ^a   Reinberg, Danny ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

CDK7; Cell cycle; Phosphorylation; TFIIH; Transcription

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE; HELICASE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; GROWTH INHIBITION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0032533570     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.12.22.3541     Document Type: Article

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