Specificity of Hexim1 and Hexim2 Complex Formation with Cyclin T1/T2, Importin α and 7SK snRNA

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 395, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-41

  Czudnochowski, Nadine ^a   Vollmuth, Friederike ^a   Baumann, Sascha ^a   Vogel Bachmayr, Karin ^a   Geyer, Matthias ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

7SK snRNA; Hexim2; P TEFb; transcription elongation

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CELL ANTIGEN; CYCLIN T1; CYCLIN T2; CYCLINE; HEXAMETHYLENE BISACETAMIDE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 1; HEXAMETHYLENE BISACETAMIDE INDUCIBLE PROTEIN 2; KARYOPHERIN ALPHA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY; NUCLEAR IMPORT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING;

EID: 70450223679     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.10.055     Document Type: Article

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