Architecture of the RNA polymerase-Spt4/5 complex and basis of universal transcription processivity

EMBO Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1302-1310

  Martinez Rucobo, Fuensanta W ^a   Sainsbury, Sarah ^a   Cheung, Alan C M ^a   Cramer, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

gene regulation; gene transcription; multiprotein complex structure; RNA polymerase elongation; transcription elongation factor

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN SPT4; PROTEIN SPT5; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ELONGATION FACTORS;

ARCHAEA;

EID: 79953779997     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: 14602075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2011.64     Document Type: Article

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