An RNA polymerase II complex containing all essential initiation factors binds to the activation domain of PAR leucine zipper transcription factor thyroid embryonic factor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1242-1250

  Ossipow, Vincent ^a   Fonjallaz, Philippe ^a   Schibler, Ueli ^a  

^a Dept de Biol Molec Sciences II ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEUCINE ZIPPER PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EUKARYOTE; MAMMAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ERAGROSTIS TEF; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0032958967     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.2.1242     Document Type: Article

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