Dynamic Architecture of a Minimal RNA Polymerase II Open Promoter Complex

Molecular Cell

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-146

  Treutlein, Barbara ^a   Muschielok, Adam ^a   Andrecka, Joanna ^a   Jawhari, Anass ^a   Buchen, Claudia ^a   Kostrewa, Dirk ^a   Hög, Friederike ^a   Cramer, Patrick ^a   Michaelis, Jens ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIB; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR IIF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FORSTER RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; HUMAN; NANO POSITIONING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OPEN PROMOTER COMPLEX; PROMOTER REGION; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84860334486     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: 10974164     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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