The transcription factor Spn1 regulates gene expression via a highly conserved novel structural motif

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 404, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-15

  Pujari, Venugopal ^a   Radebaugh, Catherine A ^a   Chodaparambil, Jayanth V ^a   Muthurajan, Uma M ^a   Almeida, Adam R ^a   Fischbeck, Julie A ^a   Luger, Karolin ^a   Stargell, Laurie A ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Iws1; Preloaded promoter; RNAPII; Transcription

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FUNGAL PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SPN1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 78049450779     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2010.09.040     Document Type: Article

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