Transcriptional regulation of human small nuclear RNA genes

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1779, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 295-305

  Jawdekar, Gauri W ^a   Henry, R William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Human snRNA gene; p53 tumor suppressor; Retinoblastoma protein; RNA polymerase II; RNA polymerase III; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; GENE CONTROL; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA GENE; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA GENE; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL CYCLE; DNA DAMAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 43149102067     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2008.04.001     Document Type: Review

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