Development of an efficient in vitro transcription system for bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei reveals life cycle-independent functionality of class i transcription factor A

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 181, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 29-36

  Park, Sung Hee ^a   Nguyen, Tu N ^a   Günzl, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro system; RNA polymerases I and II; SL RNA gene promoter; Transcription; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

CLASS I TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR A; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; PARASITOLOGY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN BINDING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EUKARYOTA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 81055157689     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: 18729428     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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