The TATA-binding protein is not an essential target of the transcriptional activators Gal4p and Gcn4p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 370, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Bongards, Christine ^a   Chew, Boon Shang ^a   Lehming, Norbert ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Activation; Mutation; Protein protein interaction; Split ubiquitin; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRUG INTERACTIONS; PROTEINS;

TRANSCRIPTION PROCESS;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

GAL4P PROTEIN; GCN4P PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TBP1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN KINASES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037442522     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20021548     Document Type: Article

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