Characterization of cells expressing RNA polymerase II tagged with green fluorescent protein: Effect of ionizing irradiation on RNA synthesis

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 778-787

  Hongo, Etsuko ^a   Ishihara, Yoshie ^a   Sugaya, Keiko ^a   Sugaya, Kimihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

amanitin; Green fluorescent protein; Ionizing radiation; RNA polymerase; Transcription; Transcription coupled repair

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMANITIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; PLASMID VECTOR; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL LINE; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

ALPHA-AMANITIN; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FLUORESCENCE RECOVERY AFTER PHOTOBLEACHING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; X-RAYS;

CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 52949152784     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000802345936     Document Type: Article

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