Extra-transcriptional functions of RNA Polymerase III complexes: TFIIIC as a potential global chromatin bookmark

Gene

Volumn 493, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-175

  Donze, David ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boundary elements; Chromatin; Extra transcriptional functions; Global genome organization; RNA polymerase III; TFIIIC

Indexed keywords

COHESIN; CONDENSIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III;

CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

CHROMATIN; DNA, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; RETROELEMENTS; RNA POLYMERASE II; RNA POLYMERASE III; RNA, TRANSFER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS, TFIII;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84855838591     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: 18790038     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.09.018     Document Type: Review

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