Phosphorylation of TFIIA stimulates TATA binding protein-TATA interaction and contributes to maximal transcription and viability in yeast

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2846-2852

  Solow, Steven P ^a   Lezina, Larissa ^a   Lieberman, Paul M ^a  

^a WISTAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CHICKEN OVALBUMIN UPSTREAM PROMOTER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; SERINE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST;

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0032913567     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.4.2846     Document Type: Article

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