Transcription Termination by RNA Polymerase II

Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation: RNA Processing in Eukaryotes

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 19-40

  Kim, Minkyu ^a   Buratowski, Stephen ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allosteric model; RNA polymerase II; SnoRNA; Termination pathway; Torpedo model; Transcription termination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016821326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527665433.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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