Characterization of the RNA polymerase II and III complexes in Leishmania major

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 491-502

  Martínez Calvillo, Santiago ^a   Saxena, Alka ^a   Green, Amanda ^a   Leland, Aaron ^a   Myler, Peter J ^a,b  

^a SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Leishmania; Protein purification; RNA polymerase; Transcription

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; ENDONUCLEASE; HELICASE; HISTONE; PEPTIDE; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTEIN; PROTOZOAN;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EUKARYOTE; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; GENES, PROTOZOAN; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; LEISHMANIA MAJOR; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33947178351     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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