Structure and basal transcription complex of RNA Polymerase II core promoters in the mammalian genome: An overview

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 241-247

  Baumann, Martina ^a   Pontiller, Jens ^a   Ernst, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

Author keywords

Assembly pathways; Core promoter elements; Pre initiation complex; RNA polymerase II; TFIID

Indexed keywords

BASAL LEVELS; BASAL TRANSCRIPTION; CORE PROMOTERS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA MOTIF; MAMMALIAN GENOMES; PREINITIATION COMPLEX; PROMOTER ELEMENTS; PROTEIN-CODING GENES; REGULATION OF TRANSCRIPTION; RNA POLYMERASE II; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

DNA; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GENES; MAMMALS; POLYMERS; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

TRANSCRIPTION;

RNA POLYMERASE II;

CPG ISLAND; DNA SEQUENCE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TATA BOX;

ANIMALS; GENOME; MAMMALS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77954918638     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-010-9265-6     Document Type: Review

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