In vivo transcription analysis utilizing chromatin immunoprecipation reveals a role for trypanosome transcription factor PBP-1 in RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 169-173

  Gilinger, Gwen ^a   Luo, Hua ^a,b   Bellofatto, Vivian ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chromatin immunoprecipation; Leptomonas; RNA polymerase II and III; Transcription; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

CALRETICULIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; PROTEIN P57; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA INTERACTION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANS SPLICING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA;

LEPTOMONAS; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 1642431643     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2003.10.020     Document Type: Article

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