UNUSUAL CHARGE CONFIGURATIONS IN TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS OF THE BASIC RNA POLYMERASE-II INITIATION COMPLEX

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KARLIN, S
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[1] Department of Mathematics, Stanford University, Stanford
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10.1073/pnas.90.12.5593
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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A systematic analysis of the primary sequences of the polymerase II initiation complex has revealed unusual charge features in the TFII family proteins. In particular, the proteins TFIIAalpha, TFIIEalpha, and TFIIF carry multiple charge clusters and hyper charge runs, sequence features occurring in <4% of all (available) eukaryotic proteins. Possible implications for these charge structures are discussed in relation to the assembly and function of the polymerase II transcriptional complex.
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