TAFs mediate transcriptional activation and promoter selectivity

被引:322
作者
Verrijzer, CP
Tjian, R
机构
[1] Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/0968-0004(96)10044-X
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The TATA-binding protein (TBP)-associated factors (TAFs) of TFIID play a central role in RNA polymerase II transcriptional regulation. Some TAFs can function as coactivators that mediate the activation signal from enhancer-bound regulators. In addition, interactions between selected TAFs and core elements direct promoter selectivity by RNA polymerase II.
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页码:338 / 342
页数:5
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