Regional specialization in human nuclei: Visualization of discrete sites of transcription by RNA polymerase III

EMBO Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2241-2253

  Pombo, Ana ^a   Jackson, Dean A ^a   Hollinshead, Michael ^a   Wang, Zhengxin ^a,b   Roeder, Robert G ^a,b   Cook, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA polymerase III; Tagetitoxin; Transcription; amanitin

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; FLUOROCHROME; GOLD; MESSENGER RNA; SAPONIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0033561153     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/18.8.2241     Document Type: Article

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