Assembly of a mediator/TFIID/TFIIA complex bypasses the need for an activator

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 772-777

  Johnson, Kristina M ^a   Carey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0037694964     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00283-5     Document Type: Article

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