Reconstitution of active human core Mediator complex reveals a critical role of the MED14 subunit

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1028-1034

  Cevher, Murat A ^a   Shi, Yi ^a   Li, Dan ^a   Chait, Brian T ^a   Malik, Sohail ^a   Roeder, Robert G ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; MEDIATOR COMPLEX; NUCLEAR FACTOR; PROTEIN MED14; PROTEIN MED26; RNA POLYMERASE II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MED14 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HELA CELL LINE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

METAZOA;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; MEDIATOR COMPLEX; PROTEIN INTERACTION MAPS; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RNA POLYMERASE II; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84923319299     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2914     Document Type: Article

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