Potential regulatory elements in the Trypanosoma cruzi rRNA gene promoter

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1759, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 497-501

  Figueroa Angulo, Elisa ^a   María Cevallos, Ana ^a   Zentella, Alejandro ^a,b   López Villaseñor, Imelda ^a   Hernández, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Kinetoplastid; Protozoa; RNA polymerase I; Transcription; Transfection

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; DOWN REGULATION; EUKARYOTE; GENE DELETION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EUKARYOTA; KINETOPLASTIDA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33751178594     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbaexp.2006.09.004     Document Type: Article

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