New DNA-binding activity of rat mitochondrial transcription termination factor (mTERF)

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 825-830

  Prieto Martín, Ascensión ^a   Montoya, Julio ^a   Martínez Azorín, Francisco ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mitochondrial transcription; Mitochondrial transcription termination factor; mtDNA; mTERF; Recombinant protein

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA BINDING; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BASIC-LEUCINE ZIPPER TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BINDING SITES; DNA; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 14944360619     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvh192     Document Type: Article

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