Regulation of gene expression by the ubiquitin-proteasome system

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 523-529

  Yao, Tingting ^a   Ndoja, Ada ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Activator; Proteasome; RNA polymerase II; Transcription; Ubiquitin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEASOME; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UBIQUITIN;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; REVIEW; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; UBIQUITINATION;

EID: 84863870650     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: 10963634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2012.02.006     Document Type: Review

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