In vitro analysis of α-amanitin-resistant transcription from the rRNA, procyclic acidic repetitive protein, and variant surface glycoprotein gene promoters in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 5466-5473

  Laufer, Gabriele ^a   Schaaf, Gabriel ^a   Bollgönn, Sigrid ^a   Günzl, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMANITIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL SURFACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

BASIDIOMYCOTA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0032771331     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.8.5466     Document Type: Article

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