Transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in vitro. Properties of preinitiation, initiation, and elongation complexes.

Isolation of transcription factors that discriminate between different promoters recognized by RNA polymerase II

1983 • 779 citations

PROTEIN-NUCLEIC ACID INTERACTIONS IN TRANSCRIPTION: A Molecular Analysis

1984 • 620 citations

Factors involved in specific transcription by human RNA polymerase II: analysis by a rapid and quantitative in vitro assay.

1985 • 575 citations

Multiple factors required for accurate initiation of transcription by purified RNA polymerase II.

1980 • 541 citations

A Drosophila RNA polymerase II transcription factor contains a promoter-region-specific DNA-binding activity

1984 • 537 citations

Eukaryotic RNA Polymerase

1985 • 500 citations

Formation of stable preinitiation complexes between eukaryotic class B transcription factors and promoter sequences

1983 • 477 citations

Coincidence of the promoter and capped 5′ terminus of RNA from the adenovirus 2 major late transcription unit

1978 • 390 citations

Separation and characterization of factors mediating accurate transcription by RNA polymerase II.

1982 • 314 citations

Separation and partial characterization of three functional steps in transcription initiation by human RNA polymerase II.

1985 • 311 citations

ATP-dependent degradation of ubiquitin-protein conjugates.

1984 • 248 citations

Interaction of RNA polymerase with lacUV5 promoter DNA during mRNA initiation and elongation

1985 • 207 citations

Intermediates in transcription initiation from the E. coli lac UV5 promoter

1985 • 202 citations

Role of the sigma subunit of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase in initiation. II. Release of sigma from ternary complexes.

1980 • 143 citations

Changes in the DNA structure of the lac UV5 promoter during formation of an open complex with Escherichia coli RNA polymerase

1985 • 125 citations

Transcription initiation by RNA polymerase II in vitro. At least two nucleotides must be added to form a stable ternary complex.

1987 • 79 citations

5 Eukaryotic RNA Polymerases

1982 • 75 citations

A soluble ATP-dependent system for protein degradation from murine erythroleukemia cells. Evidence for a protease which requires ATP hydrolysis but not ubiquitin.

1985 • 70 citations

Characterization of adenovirus type 2 transcriptional complexes isolated from infected HeLa cell nuclei

1976 • 59 citations

Purification and characterization of ternary complexes containing accurately initiated RNA polymerase II and less than 20 nucleotides of RNA

1984 • 30 citations