A conserved Mediator-CDK8 kinase module association regulates Mediator-RNA polymerase II interaction

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 611-619

  Tsai, Kuang Lei ^a   Sato, Shigeo ^b   Tomomori Sato, Chieri ^b   Conaway, Ronald C ^b,c   Conaway, Joan W ^b,c   Asturias, Francisco J ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 8; HOLOENZYME; RNA POLYMERASE II;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE CONTROL; MEDIATOR; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 85027942059     PISSN: 15459993     EISSN: 15459985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2549     Document Type: Article

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