A structural perspective on RNA polymerase I and RNA polymerase III transcription machineries

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1829, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 258-264

  Vannini, Alessandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eukaryotic transcription; RNA polymerase I; RNA polymerase III; RRNAs; Structural biology; TRNAs

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; MAF1 PROTEIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; STRUCTURAL HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA POLYMERASE III; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84875249328     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.09.009     Document Type: Review

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