Genomic localization of the human genes TAF1A, TAF1B and TAF1C, encoding TAF148, TAF163 and TAF1110 subunits of class I general transcription initiation factor sL1

Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics

Volumn 89, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 133-136

  Di Pietro, C ^a   Rapisarda, A ^a   Amico, V ^a   Bonaiuto, C ^b   Viola, A ^a   Scalia, M ^a   Motta, S ^c   Amato, A ^d   Engel, H ^e   Messina, A ^b   Sichel, G ^a   Grzeschik, K H ^e   Purrello, M ^a,c  

^a Istituto di Biologia Generale   (Italy)

^b III Cattedra di Patologia Generale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 16Q; CHROMOSOME 1Q; CHROMOSOME 2P; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ALLELES; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 1; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 16; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 2; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYBRID CELLS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PHYSICAL CHROMOSOME MAPPING; POL1 TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION COMPLEX PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; TATA-BINDING PROTEIN ASSOCIATED FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0033946905     PISSN: 03010171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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