Mutagenesis of yeast TFIIIB70 reveals C-terminal residues critical for interaction with TBP and C34

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 288, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 511-520

  Andrau, Jean Christophe ^a   Sentenac, André ^a   Werner, Michel ^a  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

C34; RNA polymerase III; TBP; TFIIIB; Transcription initiation

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA PROTEIN COMPLEX; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

EID: 0032967635     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.2724     Document Type: Article

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