Topological constraints impair RNA polymerase II transcription and causes instability of plasmid-borne convergent genes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1050-1064

  García Rubio, María L ^a   Aguilera, Andrés ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE (ATP HYDROLYSING); RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSCRIPTION TERMINATION;

DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE I; DNA TOPOISOMERASES, TYPE II; DNA, SUPERHELICAL; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TERMINATOR REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84856891849     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr840     Document Type: Article

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