Fixation-induced redistribution of hyperphosphorylated RNA polymerase II in the nucleus of human cells

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 460-468

  Guillot, Pascale V ^a   Xie, Sheila Q ^a   Hollinshead, Michael ^a   Pombo, Ana ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aldehyde fixation; C terminal domain; Nuclear organization; RNA polymerase II; Transcription

Indexed keywords

PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL PERMEABILIZATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; COILED BODY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION;

EID: 1842861733     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2004.01.020     Document Type: Article

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