Mechanisms of regulation of RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription by TORC1

EMBO Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2220-2230

  Wei, Yuehua ^a,b   Tsang, Chi Kwan ^b   Zheng, X F Steven ^b  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Maf1; Nucleolus; rDNA; RNA polymerase III; Target of rapamycin (TOR)

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; PROTEIN MAF1; REGULATOR PROTEIN; TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN KINASE; TOR COMPLEX 1; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RNA GENE; RNA SYNTHESIS; SSD1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

1-PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN BINDING; RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; RNA, TRANSFER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 68249159982     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.179     Document Type: Article

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