Structural characterization of human general transcription factor TFIIF in solution

Protein Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 389-400

  Akashi, Satoko ^a   Nagakura, Shinjiro ^a   Yamamoto, Seiji ^b   Okuda, Masahiko ^a   Ohkuma, Yoshiaki ^b,c   Nishimura, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chemical cross linking; Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI MS); Heterodimer; Matrix assisted laser desorption ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI TOFMS); Size exclusion chromatography (SEC); TFIIE; TFIIF

Indexed keywords

DNA; HETERODIMER; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIF; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFG1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFG2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CROSS LINKING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR SIZE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; YEAST;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DIMERIZATION; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUTIONS; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFII;

EID: 39549120664     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.073258108     Document Type: Article

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