Genes encoding Drosophila melanogaster RNA polymerase II general transcription factors: Diversity in TFIIA and TFIID components contributes to gene-specific transcriptional regulation

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Aoyagi, Norikazu ^a   Wassarman, David A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034710147     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.150.2.f45     Document Type: Article

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