1 General Transcription Factors and the Core Promoter: Ancient Roots
William B. Gurley
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorKevin O'Grady
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorEva Czarnecka-Verner
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorShai J. Lawit
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont Company, 7300 NW 62nd Ave., PO Box 1004, Johnston, IA, 50131-1004 USA
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam B. Gurley
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorKevin O'Grady
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorEva Czarnecka-Verner
Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, PO Box 110700, Gainesville, FL, 32611-0700 USA
Search for more papers by this authorShai J. Lawit
Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., a DuPont Company, 7300 NW 62nd Ave., PO Box 1004, Johnston, IA, 50131-1004 USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Origins of the Eukaryotic Promoter
- Organization of the Eukaryotic Promoter
- Transcription Factor IID
- Role of TFIID in Development
- Mediator
- Transcription Factor IIB
- Summary
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