Stimulation of Tat-associated kinase-independent transcriptional elongation from the human immunodeficiency virus type-1 long terminal repeat by a cellular enhancer

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1378-1386

  West, Michelle J ^a   Karn, Jonathan ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhancer; HIV; RNA polymerase II; Tat; Transcriptional elongation

Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE; DNA POLYMERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENHANCER REGION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0033104516     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.5.1378     Document Type: Article

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