RNA polymerase II holoenzyme and transcriptional regulation

被引:87
作者
Greenblatt, J [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TORONTO, DEPT MED & MOL GENET, TORONTO, ON M5G 1L6, CANADA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
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10.1016/S0955-0674(97)80002-6
中图分类号
Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
RNA polymerase II holoenzymes isolated from yeast and mammalian cells are large, preassembled complexes that contain some or all of the general transcription initiation factors and many other polypeptides. Recent experiments suggest that these holoenzymes may mediate alterations in chromatin structure and play a key role in regulatory mechanisms that influence transcriptional initiation, RNA chain elongation, RNA processing and transcription termination.
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页码:310 / 319
页数:10
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