TDP1 is an HMG chromatin protein facilitating RNA polymerase i transcription in African trypanosomes

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2981-2992

  Narayanan, Mani Shankar ^a   Rudenko, Gloria ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; HIGH MOBILITY GROUP PROTEIN; HISTONE H1; HISTONE H2A; HISTONE H3; HMO1 PROTEIN; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; TDP1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRUCTURE; EXPRESSION SITE BODY; GENE EXPRESSION SITE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTRANUCLEAR SPACE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

CELL NUCLEOLUS; CHROMATIN; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; PHOSPHORIC DIESTER HYDROLASES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RNA POLYMERASE I; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PROTOZOAN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEINS, TRYPANOSOMA;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 84876391617     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks1469     Document Type: Article

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