The DPE, a core promoter element for transcription by RNA polymerase II

Experimental and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 259-264

  Kadonaga, James T ^a  

^a SECTION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core promoter; DPE; Lnr; RNA polymerase II; TATA

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

DROSOPHILA; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; LONG INTERSPERSED REPEAT; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037201434     PISSN: 12263613     EISSN: 20926413     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emm.2002.36     Document Type: Review

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