Structure-function analysis of RNA polymerases I and III

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 740-745

  Werner, Michel ^a   Thuriaux, Pierre ^a   Soutourina, Julie ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; TRYPANOSOMA; YEAST;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA POLYMERASE III; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ELONGATION FACTORS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 70549090264     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2009.10.005     Document Type: Review

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