Basic mechanisms of RNA polymerase II activity and alteration of gene expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-54

  Kaplan, Craig D ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Genetics; RNA polymerase II; Transcription elongation; Yeast

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II;

CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CATALYTIC DOMAIN; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; RNA POLYMERASE II; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 84872395984     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.09.007     Document Type: Review

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