Gene transcription in trypanosomes

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-141

  Palenchar, Jennifer B ^a   Bellofatto, Vivian ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal transcription factors; RNA polymerases; Trypanosomes

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33644822412     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2005.12.008     Document Type: Review

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