A region within the RAP74 subunit of human transcription factor IIF is critical for initiation but dispensable for complex assembly

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 7377-7387

  Ren, Delin ^a   Lei, Lei ^a   Burton, Zachary F ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HELIX; DNA SUPERCOILING; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOVIRIDAE;

EID: 0032695884     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.11.7377     Document Type: Article

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