Perspectives on the RNA polymerase II core promoter

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Developmental Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 40-51

  Kadonaga, James T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAUDAL PROTEIN; CELL PROTEIN; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE INHIBITOR 1A; NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN P53; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CORE PROMOTER ELEMENT; DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING; DROSOPHILA; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HOX GENE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 84858444088     PISSN: 17597684     EISSN: 17597692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wdev.21     Document Type: Review

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