A divergent transcription factor TFIIB in trypanosomes is required for RNA polymerase II-dependent spliced leader RNA transcription and cell viability

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 293-300

  Palenchar, Jennifer B ^a   Liu, Wenzhe ^a   Palenchar, Peter M ^b   Bellofatto, Vivian ^a,c  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; SPLICED LEADER RNA; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIB;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, SPLICED LEADER; TATA-BOX BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIB; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EUKARYOTA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 32944461376     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.5.2.293-300.2006     Document Type: Article

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