Regulated phosphorylation of the RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain (CTD)

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 249-255

  Bensaude, Olivier ^a   Bonnet, François ^a   Cassé, Céline ^a   Dubois, Marie Françoise ^a   Nguyen, Van Trung ^a   Palancade, Benoit ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclin dependent kinases; Development; Phosphorylation; RNA polymerase II; Transcription inhibitors

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME SUBUNIT; MEIOSIS; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHATE METABOLISM; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 0032754875     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o99-047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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