RNA polymerase transcription machinery in trypanosomes

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 429-434

  Das, Anish ^a   Banday, Mahrukh ^a   Bellofatto, Vivian ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRYPANOSOMA;

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 40949097695     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00297-07     Document Type: Short Survey

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