The positions of TFIIF and TFIIE in the RNA polymerase II transcription preinitiation complex

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 696-703

  Chen, Hung Ta ^a   Warfield, Linda ^a   Hahn, Steven ^a  

^a Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II E; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II F; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIMERIZATION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTATION; PEPTIDE MAPPING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 34547683177     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb1272     Document Type: Article

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