Hold on! RNA polymerase interactions with the nascent RNA modulate transcription elongation and termination

RNA Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Grohmann, Dina ^a   Werner, Finn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Evolution; F E RPB4 7; RNA polymerase; Spt4 5; Transcription

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011942109     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.7.3.11912     Document Type: Review

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