Metacyclic VSG expression site promoters are recognized by the same general transcription factor that is required for RNA polymerase I transcription of bloodstream expression sites
Kolev NG, Günzl A, Tschudi C. Metacyclic VSG expression site promoters are recognized by the same general transcription factor that is required for RNA polymerase I transcription of bloodstream expression sites. Molecular And Biochemical Parasitology 2017, 216: 52-55. PMID: 28716719, PMCID: PMC5582990, DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2017.07.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBloodstream VSG expression sitesVSG expression sitesVSG ES promoterExpression sitesPol IVSG genesES promoterRNA polymerase I transcriptionGeneral transcription factorsBloodstream expression sitesVariant surface glycoprotein (VSG) coatPolymerase I transcriptionRNA polymerase IDistinct promoter sequencesMetacyclic VSG geneTrypanosoma brucei cellsProcyclin genesTypes of promotersBrucei cellsDevelopmental programDistinct binding affinitiesTranscription factorsI transcriptionInitiation factorsPromoter sequences
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