Regulation of the initiation of eukaryotic transcription

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue , 2001, Pages 33-43

  Gill, Grace ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN OVALBUMIN UPSTREAM PROMOTER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2D; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHROMATIN; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; TRANSACTIVATION;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; HUMAN; MODELS, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035542550     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0370033     Document Type: Article

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