Direct modulation of RNA polymerase core functions by basal transcription factors

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 8344-8355

  Werner, Finn ^a   Weinzierl, Robert O J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; INITIATION COMPLEX; RNA POLYMERASE; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR E; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; B FINGER DOMAIN; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELONGATION COMPLEX; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, ARCHAEAL; METHANOCOCCALES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; ZINC;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 24344504002     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.18.8344-8355.2005     Document Type: Article

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