Alternatively spliced hBRF variants function at different RNA polymerase III promoters

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4134-4143

  McCulloch, Vicki ^a   Hardin, Peter ^b   Peng, Wenchen ^b   Ruppert, J Michael ^c   Lobo Ruppert, Susan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

hBRF; RNA polymerase III; snRNA

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TF111B; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION;

EID: 0034254208     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.15.4134     Document Type: Article

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