Photo-Cross-Linking of a Purified Preinitiation Complex Reveals Central Roles for the RNA Polymerase II Mobile Clamp and TFIIE in Initiation Mechanisms

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 1122-1131

  Forget, Diane ^a   Langelier, Marie France ^a   Thérien, Cynthia ^a   Trinh, Vincent ^a   Coulombe, Benoit ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CROSS LINKING; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GEL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CATTLE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; YEASTS;

EID: 1642540256     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.24.3.1122-1131.2004     Document Type: Article

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