A novel docking site on Mediator is critical for activation by VP16 in mammalian cells

EMBO Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 6494-6504

  Mittler, Gerhard ^a   Stühler, Thomas ^a   Santolin, Lisa ^a   Uhlmann, Thomas ^a   Kremmer, Elisabeth ^a   Lottspeich, F ^b   Berti, Lucia ^a   Meisterernst, Michael ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activator; Cofactors; Gene expression; RNA polymerase II; Transcription regulation

Indexed keywords

DOCKING PROTEIN; PROTEIN ACID2; PROTEIN VP16; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MEDIATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TARGETING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; COSMIDS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENETIC VECTORS; HELA CELLS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS PROTEIN VMW65; HUMANS; MICE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0346993714     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg619     Document Type: Article

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