TFIIB and the regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II

Chromosoma

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 417-429

  Deng, Wensheng ^a   Roberts, Stefan G E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIB;

COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIB; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 34648825451     PISSN: 00095915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00412-007-0113-9     Document Type: Review

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