Human RNA polymerase II elongation in slow motion: Role of the TFIIF RAP74 α1 helix in nucleoside triphosphate-driven translocation

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 3583-3595

  Zhang, Chunfen ^a   Zobeck, Katie L ^a,b   Burton, Zachary F ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTANT PROTEIN; NUCLEOSIDE; PHOSPHATE; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIH;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHASE TRANSITION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE;

CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; NUCLEOTIDES; POINT MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RNA POLYMERASE II; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 17644384843     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.9.3583-3595.2005     Document Type: Article

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