Poly(A) signals control both transcriptional termination and initiation between the tandem GAL10 and GAL7 genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4771-4779

  Greger, Ingo H ^a   Proudfoot, Nick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GAL10; GAL7; Interference; Poly(A); Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Transcription

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CISTRON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, FUNGAL; POLY A; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032541403     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.16.4771     Document Type: Article

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