Human Maf1 negatively regulates RNA polymerase III transcription via the TFIIB family members Brf1 and Brf2

International Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 292-302

  Rollins, Janet ^a   Veras, Ingrid ^a   Cabarcas, Stephanie ^a   Willis, Ian ^b   Schramm, Laura ^a,c  

^a ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Department of Biological Sciences ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brf2; Maf1; RNA polymerase III; TFIIIB

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; LUCIFERASE; PROTEIN BRF1; PROTEIN BRF2; PROTEIN MAF1; PROTEIN P53; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RETINOBLASTOMA PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIIB; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 34248202146     PISSN: 14492288     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.3.292     Document Type: Article

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