Structure and mechanism of the RNA polymerase II transcription machinery

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 394-403

  Hahn, Steven ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RNA POLYMERASE II; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 2542428546     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb763     Document Type: Review

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