CYCLINg through transcription: Posttranslational modifications of P-TEFb regulate transcription elongation

Cell Cycle

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1697-1705

  Cho, Sungyoo ^a   Schroeder, Sebastian ^a   Ott, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CDK9; Cyclin T; RNA polymerase II; Transcription elongation

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 9; CYCLIN T1; POSITIVE TRANSCRIPTION ELONGATION FACTOR B;

ACETYLATION; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 77953548232     PISSN: 15384101     EISSN: 15514005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cc.9.9.11346     Document Type: Review

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