RNA polymerase III and RNA polymerase II promoter complexes are heterochromatin barriers in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

EMBO Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 520-531

  Donze, D ^a   Kamakaka, R T ^a  

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

Author keywords

Boundaries; HMR; Promoters; Silencing; tRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE MUTATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; HETEROCHROMATIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA, TRANSFER, THR; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0035254535     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.3.520     Document Type: Article

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