RNA polymerase III transcription of genes that lack internal control regions

A control region in the center of the 5S RNA gene directs specific initiation of transcription: II. The 3′ border of the region

1980 • 734 citations

TRANSCRIPTION BY RNA POLYMERASE III

1988 • 704 citations

A control region in the center of the 5S RNA gene directs specific initiation of transcription: I. The 5′ border of the region

1980 • 578 citations

Nucleotide sequences in Xenopus 5S DNA required for transcription termination

1981 • 515 citations

Eukaryotic RNA Polymerase

1985 • 500 citations

S. cerevisiae TFIIIB is the transcription initiation factor proper of RNA polymerase III, while TFIIIA and TFIIIC are assembly factors

1990 • 494 citations

Two conserved sequence blocks within eukaryotic tRNA genes are major promoter elements

1981 • 478 citations

Spliceosomal RNA U6 is remarkably conserved from yeast to mammals

1988 • 428 citations

Transcriptional control regions of the adenovirus VAI RNA gene

1980 • 294 citations

A split promoter for a eucaryotic tRNA gene

1981 • 256 citations

Transcription factor IIIB generates extended DNA interactions in RNA polymerase III transcription complexes on tRNA genes.

1989 • 248 citations

Structure and function of major and minor small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles

1989 • 242 citations

A 7 bp mutation converts a human RNA polymerase II snRNA promoter into an RNA polymerase III promoter

1989 • 237 citations

A common octamer motif binding protein is involved in the transcription of U6 snRNA by RNA polymerase III and U2 snRNA by RNA polymerase II

1987 • 224 citations

Upstream regulatory elements are necessary and sufficient for transcription of a U6 RNA gene by RNA polymerase III.

1988 • 215 citations

Formation of a rate-limiting intermediate in 5S RNA gene transcription

1985 • 213 citations

Mouse RNAase MRP RNA is encoded by a nuclear gene and contains a decamer sequence complementary to a conserved region of mitochondrial RNA substrate

1989 • 206 citations

The in vitro transcription of the 7SK RNA gene by RNA polymerase III is dependent only on the presence of an upstream promoter

1987 • 201 citations

Upstream sequences modulate the internal promoter of the human 7SL RNA gene

1985 • 184 citations

The capped U6 small nuclear RNA is transcribed by RNA polymerase III.

1987 • 182 citations

5′ flanking sequence signals are required for activity of silkworm alanine tRNA genes in homologous in vitro transcription systems

1980 • 174 citations

Activation of the U2 snRNA promoter by the octamer motif defines a new class of RNA polymerase II enhancer elements.

1988 • 174 citations

Changing the RNA polymerase specificity of U snRNA gene promoters

1988 • 170 citations

Epstein-Barr virus small RNA (EBER) genes: Unique transcription units that combine RNA polymerase II and III promoter elements

1989 • 170 citations

Upstream elements required for efficient transcription of a human U6 RNA gene resemble those of U1 and U2 genes even though a different polymerase is used.

1988 • 157 citations

Structure and transcription of a human gene for H1 RNA, the RNA component of human RNase P

1990 • 156 citations

Formation and stability of the 5 S RNA transcription complex.

1985 • 156 citations

Transcription of a yeast U6 snRNA gene requires a polymerase III promoter element in a novel position.

1990 • 150 citations

Synthesis of human U1 RNA. II. Identification of two regions of the promoter essential for transcription initiation at position +1.

1984 • 148 citations

Tagetitoxin: a new inhibitor of eukaryotic transcription by RNA polymerase III.

1990 • 137 citations

The gene for the U6 small nuclear RNA in fission yeast has an intron

1989 • 126 citations

Xenopus tropicalis U6 snRNA genes transcribed by Pot III contain the upstream promoter elements used by pol II dependent U snRNA genes

1987 • 118 citations

The 5- flanking sequences of Drosophila tRNAArg genes control their in vitro transcription in a Drosophila cell extract.

1982 • 117 citations

Analysis of RNA polymerase III transcription complexes by gel filtration.

1986 • 112 citations

5′-flanking sequences that inhibit in vitro transcription of a Xenopus laevis tRNA gene

1983 • 110 citations

Human transcription factor IIIC (TFIIIC)

1989 • 110 citations

Purified octamer binding transcription factors stimulate RNA polymerase III-mediated transcription of the 7SK RNA gene

1989 • 108 citations

RNA-polymerase specificity of transcription of Arabidopsis U snRNA genes determined by promoter element spacing

1990 • 107 citations

Characterization of human MRP/Th RNA and its nuclear gene: full length MRP/Th RNA is an active endoribonuclease when assembled as an RNP

1990 • 107 citations

Selective proteolysis defines two DNA binding domains in yeast transcription factor τ

1986 • 104 citations

A distant enhancer element is required for polymerase III transcription of a U6 RNA gene

1987 • 102 citations

The spliceosomal snRNAs ofCaenorhabditis elegans

1990 • 102 citations

The U6 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is transcribed by RNA polymerase C (III) in vivo and in vitro.

1990 • 100 citations

U6 snRNA genes ofArabidopsisare transcribed by RNA polymerase III but contain the same two upstream promoter elements as RNA polymerase ll-transcribed U-snRNA genes

1990 • 100 citations

The c-myc gene encodes superimposed RNA polymerase II and III promoters

1987 • 99 citations

Common mechanisms of promoter recognition by RNA polymerases II and III

1989 • 92 citations

Human U2 and U1 RNA genes use similar transcription signals.

1984 • 91 citations

Structure, organization, and transcription of Drosophila U6 small nuclear RNA genes.

1987 • 84 citations

The extent of a eukaryotic tRNA gene. 5‘- and 3‘-flanking sequence dependence for transcription and stable complex formation.

1984 • 70 citations

Transcription of a human U6 small nuclear RNA genein vivowithstands deletion of intragenic sequences but not of an upetream TATATA box

1989 • 66 citations

Separation of TFIIIC into two functional components by sequence specific DNA affinity chromatography

1987 • 66 citations

Surprises in polymerase III transcription

1988 • 65 citations

A sequence upstream from the coding region is required for the transcription of the 7SK RNA genes

1986 • 65 citations

Transcription of Neurospora crassa 5 S rRNA genes requires a TATA box and three internal elements

1987 • 64 citations

An upstream signal is required for in vitro transcription ofNeurospora 5S RNA genes

1986 • 59 citations

TheXenopusu2 gene PSE is a single, compact, element required for transcription initiation and 3′ end formation

1989 • 52 citations

Cis-acting elements required for RNA polymerase II and III transcription in the human U2 and U6 snRNA promoters

1990 • 52 citations

Organization of sequences related to U6 RNA in the human genome

1981 • 50 citations

Accurate, TATA box-dependent polymerase III transcription from promoters of the c-myc gene in injected Xenopus oocytes.

1989 • 47 citations

Three regions of a yeast tRNALeu3 gene promote RNA polymerase III transcription.

1984 • 44 citations

Expression of a human 7S K RNA gene in vivo requires a novel pol III upstream element.

1990 • 43 citations

Structural and functional analysis of a human 7 S K RNA gene

1987 • 41 citations

In vitro synthesis of vertebrate U1 snRNA.

1989 • 40 citations

Formation of an active transcription complex in the Drosophila melanogaster 5S RNA gene is dependent on an upstream region.

1987 • 38 citations

Transcription of human 7S K DNAin vitroandin vivois exclusively controlled by an upstream promoter

1988 • 36 citations

SchizosaccharomycesU6 genes have a sequence within their introns that matches the B box consensus of tRNA internal promoters

1990 • 31 citations

Binding of transcription factors to the promoter of the human U1 RNA gene studied by footprinting.

1988 • 30 citations

Positive and negative functional interactions between promoter elements from different classes of RNA polymerase III-transcribed genes.

1990 • 27 citations

Only two of the four sites of interaction with nuclear factors within the MXenopusU2 gene promoter are necessary for efficient transcription

1987 • 19 citations

Changing directions in Pol III transcription.

1988 • 19 citations

A discrete region centered 22 base pairs upstream of the initiation site modulates transcription of Drosophila tRNAAsn genes.

1988 • 10 citations

Downregulation of RNA polymerase III transcription of the hY3 gene in vitro

1990 • 8 citations