Analysis of a ubiquitous promoter element in a primitive eukaryote: Early evolution of the initiator element

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 2380-2388

  Liston, David R ^a   Johnson, Patricia J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; EUKARYOTE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TATA BOX; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA; METAZOA; PROTISTA; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS;

EID: 0032980731     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.19.3.2380     Document Type: Article

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