Molecular mechanisms of RNA polymerase-the F/E (RPB4/7) complex is required for high processivity in vitro

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 585-596

  Hirtreiter, Angela ^a   Grohmann, Dina ^a   Werner, Finn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN RPB4; PROTEIN RPB7; RNA POLYMERASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ARCHAEAL PROTEIN; DNA; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; POLYURIDYLIC ACID; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN VARIANT; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROCESSING; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM;

ARCHAEA; EUKARYOTA;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; POLY U; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77449091060     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp928     Document Type: Article

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