Snap(c): A core promoter factor with a built-in DNA-binding damper that is deactivated by the Oct-1 POU domain

Genes and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1807-1821

  Mittal, Vivek ^a   Ma, Beicong ^a   Hernandez, Nouria ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mini SNAP(c); Transcription activation; Oct 1 POU; PSE; SNAP(c); SnRNA genes; TBP

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN OCT 1; PROTEIN SNAP; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DNA BINDING; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE REPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033565529     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.13.14.1807     Document Type: Article

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