Overexpression of the gene for Rpb7 subunit of yeast RNA polymerase II rescues the phenotypes associated with absence of the largest, nonessential subunit Rpb4

Journal of Genetics

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 149-156

  Sharma, Nimisha ^a   Sadhale, Parag P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

RNA polymerase II core subunits; RPB4; RPB7; S. Cerevisiae; Stress response; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033264914     PISSN: 00221333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02934460     Document Type: Article

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