Specific variants of general transcription factors regulate germ cell development in diverse organisms

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1789, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 161-166

  Freiman, Richard N ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Meiosis; Oogenesis; Spermatogenesis; TFIIA; TFIID; Transcription

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IID;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERM CELL; GONAD; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SPERMATOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GERM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIIA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TFIID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 61449140896     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2009.01.005     Document Type: Review

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