In vitro transcription of a silkworm 5S RNA gene requires an upstream signal.
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Vol. 81 (17) , 5519-5522
- https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.81.17.5519
Abstract
The RNA polymerase III transcription complex from Bombyx mori silkworms, in contrast to that from Xenopus frogs, requires a signal that is upstream from the transcription initiation site. Part of the normal 5'' flanking sequence is essential for transcription of Bombyx 5S RNA genes be homologous cell-free extracts. The critical region is structurally similar to the upstream signal that directs Bombyx tRNA gene transcription. The association of such a control element with 2 classes of polymerase III templates argues that it acts through a general component of the Bombyx transcription apparatus.This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:
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