Origins and activity of the Mediator complex

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 729-734

  Conaway, Ronald C ^a,b   Conaway, Joan Weliky ^a,b  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mediator; RNA polymerase II; Transcription

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MEDIATOR 26 PROTEIN; MEDIATOR 28 PROTEIN; MEDIATOR PROTEIN; PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPLEX FORMATION; DNA BINDING; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ISOLATION; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 80455164640     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2011.07.021     Document Type: Review

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