The C-terminal domain of pol II and a DRB-sensitive kinase are required for 3′ processing of U2 snRNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 925-934

  Medlin, Joanne E ^a   Uguen, Patricia ^a   Taylor, Alice ^a   Bentley, David L ^b   Murphy, Shona ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

CTD; Pol II; RNA processing; snRNA; Transcription

Indexed keywords

5,6 DICHLOROBENZIMIDAZOLE RIBOSIDE; C TERMINAL DOMAIN KINASE INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BETA ACTIN GENE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

DICHLORORIBOFURANOSYLBENZIMIDAZOLE; DNA POLYMERASE II; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; PROTEIN KINASES; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR;

EID: 0037450637     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg077     Document Type: Article

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