TATA-binding protein-TATA interaction is a key determinant of differential transcription of silkworm constitutive and silk gland-specific tRNA(Ala) genes

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1329-1343

  Ouyang, Ching ^a   Martinez, M Juanita ^a   Young, Lisa S ^a   Sprague, Karen U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SILKWORM; TATA BOX;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; BOMBYX; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENES, INSECT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, TRANSFER, ALA; TATA BOX; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0033968861     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.20.4.1329-1343.2000     Document Type: Article

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