SURVEY AND SUMMARY Transcription by RNA polymerases I and III

Repetitive zinc-binding domains in the protein transcription factor IIIA from Xenopus oocytes.

1985 • 2,450 citations

Extrachromosomal rDNA Circles— A Cause of Aging in Yeast

1997 • 1,477 citations

A positive role for histone acetylation in transcription factor access to nucleosomal DNA

1993 • 1,116 citations

Chromatin Structure and Function

1979 • 1,050 citations

Transcriptional regulation

1991 • 893 citations

Specific interaction of a purified transcription factor with an internal control region of 5S RNA genes

1980 • 772 citations

Nucleolar transcription factor hUBF contains a DNA-binding motif with homology to HMG proteins

1990 • 656 citations

Structural basis for DNA bending by the architectural transcription factor LEF-1

1995 • 574 citations

How does DNA methylation repress transcription?

1997 • 532 citations

Nucleotide sequences in Xenopus 5S DNA required for transcription termination

1981 • 515 citations

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

1990 • 494 citations

Transcription of Class III Genes: Formation of Preinitiation Complexes

1983 • 492 citations

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

1981 • 478 citations

Nucleosome loss activates yeast downstream promoters in vivo

1988 • 456 citations

Chromatin Structure and Function

1999 • 438 citations

The TATA-binding protein and associated factors are integral components of the RNA polymerase I transcription factor, SL1

1992 • 427 citations

The TATA-binding protein is required for transcription by all three nuclear RNA polymerases in yeast cells

1992 • 392 citations

Two different chromatin structures coexist in ribosomal RNA genes throughout the cell cycle

1989 • 391 citations

Dr1, a TATA-binding protein-associated phosphoprotein and inhibitor of class II gene transcription

1992 • 379 citations

Functional Cooperativity Between Transcription Factors UBF1 and SL1 Mediates Human Ribosomal RNA Synthesis

1988 • 361 citations

The Nucleolus

1995 • 356 citations

Stable transcription complexes of Xenopus 5S RNA genes: A means to maintain the differentiated state

1982 • 352 citations

Function of the mammalian La protein: evidence for its action in transcription termination by RNA polymerase III.

1989 • 340 citations

The SANT domain: a putative DNA-binding domain in the SWI-SNF and ADA complexes, the transcriptional corepressor N-CoR and TFIIIB

1996 • 330 citations

Activity of RNA polymerase I transcription factor UBF blocked by Rb gene product

1995 • 324 citations

Xenopus 5S gene transcription factor, TFIIIA: Characterization of a cDNA clone and measurement of RNA levels throughout development

1984 • 319 citations

Ribosomal RNA transcription in vitro is species specific

1982 • 257 citations

The Yeast La Protein Is Required for the 3′ Endonucleolytic Cleavage That Matures tRNA Precursors

1997 • 253 citations

Regional specialization in human nuclei: visualization of discrete sites of transcription by RNA polymerase III

1999 • 252 citations

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

1989 • 248 citations

Reconstitution of Transcription Factor SL1: Exclusive Binding of TBP by SL1 or TFIID Subunits

1994 • 246 citations

The major promoter element of rRNA transcription in yeast lies 2 kb upstream

1984 • 246 citations

The role of the TATA-binding protein in the assembly and function of the multisubunit yeast RNA polymerase III transcription factor, TFIIIB

1992 • 241 citations

Differing roles for zinc fingers in DNA recognition: Structure of a six-finger transcription factor IIIA complex

1998 • 241 citations

Enhancers and ribosomal gene spacers

1984 • 238 citations

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

1989 • 237 citations

An Asymmetric Model for the Nucleosome: A Binding Site for Linker Histones Inside the DNA Gyres

1996 • 233 citations

Variants of the TATA-binding protein can distinguish subsets of RNA polymerase I, II, and III promoters

1992 • 228 citations

Specific regulation of Xenopus chromosomal 5S rRNA gene transcription in vivo by histone H1.

1994 • 228 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

Short-Range DNA Looping by the Xenopus HMG-Box Transcription Factor, xUBF

1994 • 216 citations

Human rRNA transcription is modulated by the coordinate binding of two factors to an upstream control element

1986 • 215 citations

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

1988 • 215 citations

Promotion and Regulation of Ribosomal Transcription in Eukaryotes by RNA Polymerase

1995 • 212 citations

The 5S gene internal control region is composed of three distinct sequence elements, organized as two functional domains with variable spacing

1987 • 206 citations

Comparative organization of active transcription units in Oncopeltus fasciatus

1976 • 205 citations

Nucleolar localization of early tRNA processing

1998 • 205 citations

Repression of RNA polymerase III transcription by the retinoblastoma protein

1996 • 205 citations

The RNA binding protein La influences both the accuracy and the efficiency of RNA polymerase III transcription in vitro.

1989 • 202 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

Transcription of mouse rDNA terminates downstream of the 3′ end of 28S RNA and involves interaction of factors with repeated sequences in the 3′ spacer

1985 • 189 citations

Facilitated Recycling Pathway for RNA Polymerase III

1996 • 188 citations

RPC40, a unique gene for a subunit shared between yeast RNA polymerases A and C

1987 • 184 citations

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

1985 • 184 citations

p53 is a general repressor of RNA polymerase III transcription

1998 • 182 citations

A yeast TFIIB-related factor involved in RNA polymerase III transcription.

1992 • 181 citations

Oct-1 and Oct-2 potentiate functional interactions of a transcription factor with the proximal sequence element of small nuclear RNA genes.

1992 • 179 citations

Purified RNA polymerase III accurately and efficiently terminates transcription of 5s RNA genes

1983 • 179 citations

The nucleotide sequence of oocyte 5S DNA in Xenopus laevis. II. The GC-rich region

1978 • 178 citations

Spacer regulation of xenopus ribosomal gene transcription: competition in oocytes

1983 • 178 citations

AGING IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE

1998 • 178 citations

Common and interchangeable elements in the promoters of genes transcribed by RNA polymerase III

1983 • 177 citations

The subunit structure of Saccharomyces cerevisiae transcription factor IIIC probed with a novel photocrosslinking reagent.

1990 • 176 citations

DNA methylation in the Alu sequences of diploid and haploid primary human cells.

1993 • 175 citations

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

1980 • 174 citations

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

1989 • 170 citations

The nucleotide sequence of oocyte 5S DNA in xenopus laevis. I. The AT-rich spacer

1978 • 170 citations

Changing the RNA polymerase specificity of U snRNA gene promoters

1988 • 170 citations

A bacteriophage RNA polymerase transcribes through a Xenopus 5S RNA gene transcription complex without disrupting it

1986 • 169 citations

The RNA cleavage activity of RNA polymerase III is mediated by an essential TFIIS-like subunit and is important for transcription termination

1998 • 168 citations

Mechanism of Repression of RNA Polymerase I Transcription by the Retinoblastoma Protein

1997 • 167 citations

Assembly of alternative multiprotein complexes directs rRNA promoter selectivity.

1990 • 165 citations

A TBP complex essential for transcription from TATA-less but not TATA-containing RNA polymerase III promoters is part of the TFIIB fraction

1992 • 163 citations

Alu transcripts: cytoplasmic localisation and regulation by DNA methylation

1994 • 162 citations

Changes of nucleosome frequency in nucleolar and non-nucleolar chromatin as a function of transcription: an electron microscopic study

1978 • 161 citations

Resolution of human transcription factor TFIIIC into two functional components.

1987 • 161 citations

Multiple domains of the RNA polymerase I activator hUBF interact with the TATA-binding protein complex hSL1 to mediate transcription.

1992 • 159 citations

Eukaryotic transcription termination factor La mediates transcript release and facilitates reinitiation by RNA polymerase III.

1994 • 157 citations

PCF4 encodes an RNA polymerase III transcription factor with homology to TFIIB

1992 • 157 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

Formation and stability of the 5 S RNA transcription complex.

1985 • 156 citations

The TATA-binding protein and associated factors are components of pol III transcription factor TFIIIB

1992 • 156 citations

Characterization of three sites of RNA 3$prime; end formation in the Xenopus ribosomal gene spacer

1986 • 155 citations

A suppressor of TBP mutations encodes an RNA polymerase III transcription factor with homology to TFIIB

1992 • 155 citations

RNA polymerase III transcription

1991 • 152 citations

p53 represses ribosomal gene transcription

1999 • 151 citations

An RNA polymerase I enhancer in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1986 • 151 citations

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

1990 • 150 citations

Effects of tRNATyr point mutations on the binding of yeast RNA polymerase III transcription factor C.

1986 • 147 citations

High-fidelity transcription of 5S DNA injected into Xenopus oocytes.

1977 • 146 citations

A repeated 18 bp sequence motif in the mouse rDNA spacer mediates binding of a nuclear factor and transcription termination

1986 • 143 citations

Molecular mechanisms governing species-specific transcription of ribosomal RNA

1989 • 143 citations

Multiprotein transcription factor UAF interacts with the upstream element of the yeast RNA polymerase I promoter and forms a stable preinitiation complex.

1996 • 140 citations

A specialized form of RNA polymerase I, essential for initiation and growth-dependent regulation of rRNA synthesis, is disrupted during transcription

1998 • 138 citations

Transcription of herpes simplex virus tk sequences under the control of wild-type and mutant human RNA polymerase I promoters.

1985 • 138 citations

Transcription in the Yeast rRNA Gene Locus: Distribution of the Active Gene Copies and Chromatin Structure of Their Flanking Regulatory Sequences

1995 • 137 citations

A TBP–TAF complex required for transcription of human snRNA genes by RNA polymerases II and III

1995 • 135 citations

REB1, a yeast DNA-binding protein with many targets, is essential for growth and bears some resemblance to the oncogene myb.

1990 • 134 citations

Human TFIIIC Relieves Chromatin-Mediated Repression of RNA Polymerase III Transcription and Contains an Intrinsic Histone Acetyltransferase Activity

1999 • 133 citations

Transcription Factor IIIB Generates Extended DNA Interactions in RNA Polymerase III Transcription Complexes on tRNA Genes

1989 • 132 citations

Termination of Mammalian rDNA Replication: Polar Arrest of Replication Fork Movement by Transcription Termination Factor TTF-I

1997 • 131 citations

The Xenopus ribosomal gene enhancers bind an essential polymerase I transcription factor, xUBF.

1989 • 130 citations

RRN3 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes an essential RNA polymerase I transcription factor which interacts with the polymerase independently of DNA template.

1996 • 130 citations

A growth-dependent transcription initiation factor (TIF-IA) interacting with RNA polymerase I regulates mouse ribosomal RNA synthesis.

1990 • 130 citations

Conserved functional domains of the RNA polymerase III general transcription factor BRF.

1994 • 127 citations

Domain packing and dynamics in the DNA complex of the N-terminal zinc fingers of TFIIIA

1997 • 126 citations

Transcription complex formation at the mouse rDNA promoter involves the stepwise association of four transcription factors and RNA polymerase I.

1991 • 125 citations

Mechanism of TATA-binding protein recruitment to a TATA-less class III promoter

1992 • 125 citations

Proximal Sequence Element-Binding Transcription Factor (PTF) Is a Multisubunit Complex Required for Transcription of both RNA Polymerase II- and RNA Polymerase III-Dependent Small Nuclear RNA Genes

1995 • 124 citations

Interaction between a complex of RNA polymerase III subunits and the 70-kDa component of transcription factor IIIB.

1993 • 123 citations

Promoter occlusion during ribosomal RNA transcription

1988 • 123 citations

Identification of two forms of the RNA polymerase I transcription factor UBF.

1991 • 120 citations

Structure and function of a human transcription factor TFIIIB subunit that is evolutionarily conserved and contains both TFIIB- and high-mobility-group protein 2-related domains.

1995 • 120 citations

Proposed roles for DNA methylation inAlutranscriptional repression and mutational inactivation

1993 • 119 citations

Orientation and topography of RNA polymerase III in transcription complexes.

1993 • 117 citations

Reconstitution of Yeast RNA Polymerase I Transcription in Vitro from Purified Components

1998 • 115 citations

Effects of alterations in the 3′ flanking sequence on in vivo and in vitro expression of the yeast SUP4-o tRNATyr gene.

1985 • 115 citations

Analysis of RNA Chain Elongation and Termination by Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA Polymerase III

1994 • 113 citations

The TFIIIC90 Subunit of TFIIIC Interacts with Multiple Components of the RNA Polymerase III Machinery and Contains a Histone-Specific Acetyltransferase Activity

1999 • 113 citations

TFIIIC relieves repression of U6 snRNA transcription by chromatin

1993 • 112 citations

Nucleosome interactions with a human Alu element. Transcriptional repression and effects of template methylation.

1993 • 112 citations

Analysis of RNA polymerase III transcription complexes by gel filtration.

1986 • 112 citations

The REB1 site is an essential component of a terminator for RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1993 • 109 citations

Transcription termination factor La is also an initiation factor for RNA polymerase III.

1996 • 109 citations

A model for transcription termination by RNA polymerase I

1994 • 109 citations

Transactivation of the Xenopus rRNA gene promoter by its enhancer

1989 • 108 citations

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

1989 • 108 citations

Activation of mammalian ribosomal gene transcription requires phosphorylation of the nucleolar transcription requires phosphorylation of the nucleolar trasnscription factor UBF

1995 • 108 citations

Replication of transcriptionally active chromatin

1995 • 108 citations

p53 Inhibits RNA Polymerase III-Directed Transcription in a Promoter-Dependent Manner

1996 • 108 citations

TRANSCRIPTION OF PROTEIN- CODING GENES IN TRYPANOSOMES BY RNA POLYMERASE I

1997 • 108 citations

RNA polymerase I transcription on nucleosomal templates: the transcription termination factor TTF-I induces chromatin remodeling and relieves transcriptional repression

1997 • 106 citations

Role for the Amino-Terminal Region of Human TBP in U6 snRNA Transcription

1997 • 105 citations

Staf, a promiscuous activator for enhanced transcription by RNA polymerases II and III

1997 • 105 citations

Growth-dependent regulation of rRNA synthesis is mediated by a transcription initiation factor (TTF-IA)

1985 • 105 citations

The role of TBP in rDNA transcription by RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: TBP is required for upstream activation factor-dependent recruitment of core factor.

1996 • 104 citations

Specific interaction of the murine transcription termination factor TTF I with class-I RNA polymerases

1990 • 104 citations

Regulation of RNA polymerases I and III by the retinoblastoma protein: a mechanism for growth control?

1997 • 103 citations

Human Alu subfamilies and their methylation reveled by blot hybridzation

1991 • 103 citations

RNA polymerase I associated factor 53 binds to the nucleolar transcription factor UBF and functions in specific rDNA transcription.

1996 • 103 citations

Nuclear domains of the RNA subunit of RNase P

1997 • 103 citations

TTF-I determines the chromatin architecture of the active rDNA promoter

1998 • 102 citations

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

1987 • 102 citations

xUBF and Rib 1 are both required for formation of a stable polymerase I promoter complex in X. laevis.

1991 • 101 citations

Purification and Characterization of Transcription Factor IIIC2

1989 • 100 citations

Nucleosome Positioning by Human Alu Elements in Chromatin

1995 • 100 citations

Cloning, expression, and function of TFC5, the gene encoding the B" component of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA polymerase III transcription factor TFIIIB.

1995 • 100 citations

Mechanistic analysis of RNA polymerase III regulation by the retinoblastoma protein

1997 • 99 citations

Coactivator and Promoter-Selective Properties of RNA Polymerase I TAFs

1995 • 97 citations

Analysis of the Yeast Transcription Factor TFIIA: Distinct Functional Regions and a Polymerase II-Specific Role in Basal and Activated Transcription

1995 • 95 citations

The RNA polymerase I transcription factor xUBF contains 5 tandemly repeated HMG homology boxes

1991 • 94 citations

The Dr1/DRAP1 heterodimer is a global repressor of transcription in vivo

1997 • 93 citations

DNA Topoisomerase I and PC4 Can Interact with Human TFIIIC to Promote Both Accurate Termination and Transcription Reinitiation by RNA Polymerase III

1998 • 93 citations

Alternative outcomes in assembly of promoter complexes: the roles of TBP and a flexible linker in placing TFIIIB on tRNA genes.

1996 • 91 citations

Nonrandom alignment of nucleosomes on 5S RNA genes of X. laevis

1980 • 91 citations

The Large Subunit of Basal Transcription Factor SNAP_c Is a Myb Domain Protein That Interacts with Oct-1

1998 • 90 citations

Formation of stable preinitiation complexes is a prerequisite for ribosomal DNA transcriptionin vitro

1983 • 90 citations

A suppressor of mutations in the class III transcription system encodes a component of yeast TFIIIB.

1996 • 88 citations

A transcriptionally active tRNA gene interferes with nucleosome positioning in vivo.

1992 • 88 citations

Topography of transcription factor complexes on the Saccharomyces cerevisiae 5 S RNA gene

1992 • 88 citations

RRN6 and RRN7 encode subunits of a multiprotein complex essential for the initiation of rDNA transcription by RNA polymerase I in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1994 • 87 citations

The putative promoter of a Xenopus laevis ribosomal gene is reduplicated

1979 • 87 citations

Spacer promoters are essential for efficient enhancement of X. laevis ribosomal transcription

1986 • 87 citations

Complex Interactions between Yeast TFIIIB and TFIIIC

1995 • 87 citations

Histones H3 and H4 are components of upstream activation factor required for the high-level transcription of yeast rDNA by RNA polymerase I

1997 • 86 citations

Recruitment of TATA-Binding Protein–TAF_I Complex SL1 to the Human Ribosomal DNA Promoter Is Mediated by the Carboxy-Terminal Activation Domain of Upstream Binding Factor (UBF) and Is Regulated by UBF Phosphorylation

1999 • 86 citations

The promoter-proximal rDNA terminator augments initiation by preventing disruption of the stable transcription complex caused by polymerase read-in.

1989 • 86 citations

Transcription of the Xenopus laevis selenocysteine tRNA(Ser)Sec gene: a system that combines an internal B box and upstream elements also found in U6 snRNA genes.

1991 • 85 citations

The RNA polymerase I transactivator upstream binding factor requires its dimerization domain and high-mobility-group (HMG) box 1 to bend, wrap, and positively supercoil enhancer DNA.

1994 • 85 citations

The H1A histone variant is an in vivo repressor of oocyte-type 5S gene transcription in Xenopus laevis embryos.

1994 • 84 citations

Formation of open and elongating transcription complexes by RNA polymerase III

1992 • 84 citations

Cloning of murine RNA polymerase I-specific TAF factors: Conserved interactions between the subunits of the species-specific transcription initiation factor TIF-IB/SL1

1997 • 83 citations

xUBF contains a novel dimerization domain essential for RNA polymerase I transcription.

1991 • 83 citations

Transcription Factor UAF, Expansion and Contraction of Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Repeats, and RNA Polymerase Switch in Transcription of Yeast rDNA

1999 • 82 citations

Analysis of the phosphorylation, DNA-binding and dimerization properties of the RNA polymerase I transcription factors UBF1 and UBF2

1992 • 81 citations

Function of the growth-regulated transcription initiation factor TIF-IA in initiation complex formation at the murine ribosomal gene promoter.

1993 • 81 citations

Identical components of yeast transcription factor IIIB are required and sufficient for transcription of TATA box-containing and TATA-less genes.

1994 • 81 citations

Definition of the binding sites of individual zinc fingers in the transcription factor IIIA-5S RNA gene complex.

1992 • 80 citations

Staf, a novel zinc finger protein that activates the RNA polymerase III promoter of the selenocysteine tRNA gene.

1995 • 80 citations

A Polymerase Switch in the Synthesis of rRNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1995 • 79 citations

Different domains of the murine RNA polymerase I-specific termination factor mTTF-I serve distinct functions in transcription termination.

1995 • 78 citations

The two DNA-binding domains of yeast transcription factor tau as observed by scanning transmission electron microscopy.

1989 • 77 citations

Chromosomal organization of Xenopus laevis oocyte and somatic 5S rRNA genes in vivo.

1992 • 75 citations

Gene size differentially affects the binding of yeast transcription factor tau to two intragenic regions.

1987 • 75 citations

A34.5, a Nonessential Component of Yeast RNA Polymerase I, Cooperates with Subunit A14 and DNA Topoisomerase I To Produce a Functional rRNA Synthesis Machine†

1997 • 75 citations

Eukaryotic RNA polymerase I promoter binding is directed by protein contacts with transcription initiation factor and is DNA sequence-independent

1987 • 74 citations

RNA Polymerase III Transcription from the Human U6 and Adenovirus Type 2 VAI Promoters Has Different Requirements for Human BRF, a Subunit of Human TFIIIB

1996 • 73 citations

Functional and Structural Organization of Brf, the TFIIB-Related Component of the RNA Polymerase III Transcription Initiation Complex

1998 • 73 citations

A Novel 66-Kilodalton Protein Complexes with Rrn6, Rrn7, and TATA-Binding Protein To Promote Polymerase I Transcription Initiation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1996 • 73 citations

Chromatin structure of the 5S RNA genes of D. melanogaster

1980 • 73 citations

Molecular coevolution of mammalian ribosomal gene terminator sequences and the transcription termination factor TTF-I.

1995 • 72 citations

RNA Polymerase III Transcription Repressed by Rb through Its Interactions with TFIIIB and TFIIIC2

1997 • 72 citations

Cloning and Characterization of Two Evolutionarily Conserved Subunits (TFIIIC102 and TFIIIC63) of Human TFIIIC and Their Involvement in Functional Interactions with TFIIIB and RNA Polymerase III

1999 • 72 citations

SNAPc: a core promoter factor with a built-in DNA-binding damper that is deactivated by the Oct-1 POU domain

1999 • 72 citations

RNA Polymerase III Transcription

1998 • 72 citations

The deduced sequence of the transcription factor TFIIIA from Saccharomyces cerevisiae reveals extensive divergence from Xenopus TFIIIA.

1992 • 71 citations

Identification of an autonomously initiating RNA polymerase III holoenzyme containing a novel factor that is selectively inactivated during protein synthesis inhibition

1997 • 71 citations

A stable transcription complex directs mouse ribosomal RNA synthesis by RNA polymerase I

1983 • 71 citations

The Oct-1 POU-Specific Domain Can Stimulate Small Nuclear RNA Gene Transcription by Stabilizing the Basal Transcription Complex SNAP_c

1996 • 70 citations

Cloning of Two Proximal Sequence Element-Binding Transcription Factor Subunits (γ and δ) That Are Required for Transcription of Small Nuclear RNA Genes by RNA Polymerases II and III and Interact with the TATA-Binding Protein

1996 • 70 citations

Transcription termination by RNA polymerase III: uncoupling of polymerase release from termination signal recognition.

1992 • 70 citations

The TFIIIB-assembling subunit of yeast transcription factor TFIIIC has both tetratricopeptide repeats and basic helix-loop-helix motifs.

1993 • 69 citations

Eukaryotic Transcription Termination Factor La Mediates Transcript Release and Facilitates Reinitiation by RNA Polymerase III

1994 • 68 citations

Ordering promoter binding of class III transcription factors TFIIIC1 and TFIIIC2.

1988 • 68 citations

Differential Regulation of RNA Polymerases I, II, and III by the TBP-Binding Repressor Dr1

1994 • 68 citations

RNA polymerase switch in transcription of yeast rDNA: Role of transcription factor UAF (upstream activation factor) in silencing rDNA transcription by RNA polymerase II

1999 • 67 citations

Analysis of clustered point mutations in the human ribosomal RNA gene promoter by transient expression in vivo.

1988 • 67 citations

Ribosomal RNA transcription: proteins and DNA sequences involved in preinitiation complex formation.

1985 • 67 citations

Transcription of the Drosophila melanogaster 5S RNA gene requires an upstream promoter and four intragenic sequence elements.

1988 • 66 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

Adenovirus Type 2 Preferentially Stimulates Polymerase III Transcription of Alu Elements by Relieving Repression: a Potential Role for Chromatin

1995 • 66 citations

Cloning and characterization of a TFIIIC2 subunit (TFIIIC beta) whose presence correlates with activation of RNA polymerase III-mediated transcription by adenovirus E1A expression and serum factors.

1995 • 65 citations

Isolation of TFC1, a gene encoding one of two DNA-binding subunits of yeast transcription factor tau (TFIIIC).

1991 • 65 citations

Mutations in the three largest subunits of yeast RNA polymerase II that affect enzyme assembly.

1991 • 65 citations

A system to study transcription by yeast RNA polymerase I within the chromosomal context: functional analysis of the ribosomal DNA enhancer and the RBP1/REB1 binding sites.

1992 • 64 citations

In vitroevidence that eukaryotic ribosomal RNA transcription is regulated by modification of RNA polymerase I

1984 • 63 citations

Hormonal regulation of transcription of rDNA. Purification and characterization of the hormone-regulated transcription factor IC.

1990 • 63 citations

RNA Polymerase III Transcription Factor IIIB Is a Target for Repression by Pocket Proteins p107 and p130

1999 • 63 citations

The TATA-binding protein participates in TFIIIB assembly on tRNA genes

1992 • 63 citations

Oct-1 and Oct-2 Potentiate Functional Interactions of a Transcription Factor with the Proximal Sequence Element of Small Nuclear RNA Genes

1992 • 63 citations

An RNA Polymerase I Enhancer in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1986 • 62 citations

TFC3: gene encoding the B-block binding subunit of the yeast transcription factor IIIC.

1992 • 62 citations

τ91, an Essential Subunit of Yeast Transcription Factor IIIC, Cooperates with τ138 in DNA Binding

1998 • 61 citations

TBP-associated factors interact with DNA and govern species specificity of RNA polymerase I transcription.

1994 • 61 citations

Footprinting of ribosomal RNA genes by transcription initiation factor and RNA polymerase I.

1985 • 61 citations

TFIIIC1 Acts through a Downstream Region To Stabilize TFIIIC2 Binding to RNA Polymerase III Promoters

1996 • 60 citations

Transcription complexes for various class III genes differ in parameters of formation and stability towards salt

1987 • 60 citations

A post-recruitment function for the RNA polymerase III transcription–initiation factor IIIB

1998 • 60 citations

Half helical turn spacing changes convert a frog into a mouse rDNA promoter: a distant upstream domain determines the helix face of the initiation site.

1990 • 60 citations

Reciprocal interferences between nucleosomal organization and transcriptional activity of the yeast SNR6 gene.

1995 • 59 citations

Transcription in cloned spacers of Xenopus laevis ribosomal DNA.

1983 • 58 citations

The transcriptional start site for a human U6 small nuclear RNA gene is dictated by a compound promoter element consisting of the PSE and the TATA box

1992 • 58 citations

TATA box-binding protein (TBP) is a constituent of the polymerase I-specific transcription initiation factor TIF-IB (SL1) bound to the rRNA promoter and shows differential sensitivity to TBP-directed reagents in polymerase I, II, and III transcription factors.

1994 • 58 citations

Transcription of Herpes Simplex Virus tk Sequences Under the Control of Wild-Type and Mutant Human RNA Polymerase I Promoters

1985 • 57 citations

Recognition of the Xenopus ribosomal core promoter by the transcription factor xUBF involves multiple HMG box domains and leads to an xUBF interdomain interaction.

1993 • 57 citations

Terminating transcription in eukaryotes: lessons learned from RNA polymerase I

1997 • 56 citations

The SNAP45 subunit of the small nuclear RNA (snRNA) activating protein complex is required for RNA polymerase II and III snRNA gene transcription and interacts with the TATA box binding protein.

1996 • 56 citations

Physical separation of two different forms of human TFIIIB active in the transcription of the U6 or the VAI gene in vitro.

1995 • 55 citations

Constitutive and strong association of PAF53 with RNA polymerase I

1997 • 55 citations

The Oct-1 POU domain activates snRNA gene transcription by contacting a region in the SNAP_c largest subunit that bears sequence similarities to the Oct-1 coactivator OBF-1

1998 • 55 citations

A mutation in the second largest subunit of TFIIIC increases a rate-limiting step in transcription by RNA polymerase III.

1994 • 54 citations

Mutagenesis of yeast TFIIIB70 reveals C-terminal residues critical for interaction with TBP and C34 1 1Edited by M. Yaniv

1999 • 54 citations

Cloning and characterization of an evolutionarily divergent DNA-binding subunit of mammalian TFIIIC.

1994 • 53 citations

Functional Dissection of the B″ Component of RNA Polymerase III Transcription Factor IIIB: a Scaffolding Protein with Multiple Roles in Assembly and Initiation of Transcription

1997 • 53 citations

Domains of the Brf Component of RNA Polymerase III Transcription Factor IIIB (TFIIIB): Functions in Assembly of TFIIIB-DNA Complexes and Recruitment of RNA Polymerase to the Promoter

1997 • 53 citations

Cloning and Functional Characterization of the Gene Encoding the TFIIIB90 Subunit of RNA Polymerase III Transcription Factor TFIIIB

1996 • 52 citations

Cloning and characterization of SNAP50, a subunit of the snRNA-activating protein complex SNAPc.

1996 • 52 citations

Efficient synthesis, termination and release of RNA polymerase III transcripts in Xenopusextracts depleted of La protein

1998 • 52 citations

Architecture of Protein and DNA Contacts within the TFIIIB-DNA Complex

1998 • 52 citations

A bipartite DNA-binding domain in yeast Reb1p.

1993 • 52 citations

Encounters of Saccharomyces cererisiae RNA Polymerase III with its Transcription Factors during RNA Chain Elongation

1994 • 52 citations

Unusual enhancer function in yeast rRNA transcription.

1989 • 51 citations

DNA methylation inhibits transcription by RNA polymerase III of a tRNA gene, but not of a 5S rRNA gene

1990 • 51 citations

A novel RNA polymerase III transcription factor fraction that is not required for template commitment

1993 • 51 citations

Polymerase (Pol) III TATA Box-Binding Protein (TBP)-Associated Factor Brf Binds to a Surface on TBP Also Required for Activated Pol II Transcription

1998 • 51 citations

A conjugation-specific gene (cnjC) fromTetrahymenaencodes a protein homologous to yeast RNA polymerase subunits (RPB3, RPC40) and similar to a portion of the prokaryotic RNA polymerase a subunit (rpoA)

1990 • 50 citations

Cofractionation of the TATA-binding protein with the RNA polymerase III transcription factor TFIIIB

1992 • 49 citations

Methylation at CpG Sequences Does Not Influence Histone H1 Binding to a Nucleosome Including a Xenopus borealis 5 S rRNA Gene

1995 • 48 citations

Two distant and precisely positioned domains promote transcription of Xenopus laevis rRNA genes: analysis with linker-scanning mutants.

1986 • 47 citations

Sequence Elements Essential for Function of the Xenopus laevis Ribosomal DNA Enhancers

1988 • 47 citations

Additional RNA polymerase I initiation site within the nontranscribed spacer region of the rat rRNA gene.

1987 • 47 citations

Human transcription factor IIIC box B bindingsubunit.

1994 • 46 citations

A Tetratricopeptide Repeat Mutation in Yeast Transcription Factor IIIC₁₃₁ (TFIIIC₁₃₁) Facilitates Recruitment of Tfiib-Related Factor TFIIIB₇₀

1997 • 46 citations

TIF-IC, a factor involved in both transcription initiation and elongation of RNA polymerase I.

1994 • 46 citations

Yeast RNA polymerase II subunit RPB11 is related to a subunit shared by RNA polymerase I and III.

1993 • 46 citations

The Xenopus ribosomal DNA 60- and 81-base-pair repeats are position-dependent enhancers that function at the establishment of the preinitiation complex: analysis in vivo and in an enhancer-responsive in vitro system.

1989 • 45 citations

Transcription from the rat 45S ribosomal DNA promoter does not require the factor UBF.

1993 • 45 citations

REB1, a Yeast DNA-Binding Protein with Many Targets, Is Essential for Cell Growth and Bears Some Resemblance to the Oncogene myb

1990 • 44 citations

A DNA-binding protein is required for termination of transcription by RNA polymerase I in Xenopus laevis.

1990 • 44 citations

A minimal RNA polymerase III transcription system

1999 • 44 citations

TFIIA is required for in vitro transcription of mammalian U6 genes by RNA polymerase III.

1992 • 43 citations

Bending of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae 5S rRNA gene in transcription factor complexes.

1992 • 43 citations

Cloning and Characterization of the β Subunit of Human Proximal Sequence Element-Binding Transcription Factor and Its Involvement in Transcription of Small Nuclear RNA Genes by RNA Polymerases II and III

1996 • 43 citations

Enhancer 1 binding factor, a Ku-related protein, is a positive regulator of RNA polymerase I transcription initiation.

1994 • 42 citations

A transcription factor, TFIS, interacts with both the promoter and enhancer of the Xenopus rRNA genes.

1989 • 42 citations

The rat vault RNA gene contains a unique RNA polymerase III promoter composed of both external and internal elements that function synergistically.

1994 • 42 citations

An undecamer DNA sequence directs termination of human ribosomal gene transcription

1990 • 42 citations

5′ Flanking sequences of human MRP/7-2 RNA gene are required and sufficient for the transcription by RNA polymerase III

1991 • 42 citations

High conservation of subunit composition of RNA polymerase I(A) between yeast and mouse and the molecular cloning of mouse RNA polymerase I 40-kDa subunit RPA40.

1994 • 41 citations

Comparative mutational analysis of wild-type and stretched tRNA3(Leu) gene promoters.

1987 • 41 citations

Structure of the extrachromosomal ribosomal RNA chromatin of Physarum polycephalum

1987 • 40 citations

An RNA polymerase I promoter located in the CHO and mouse ribosomal DNA spacers: functional analysis and factor and sequence requirements.

1989 • 40 citations

Hormonal regulation of transcription of rDNA. Formation of initiated complexes by RNA polymerase I in vitro.

1990 • 39 citations

Identification of a transcript release activity acting on ternary transcription complexes containing murine RNA polymerase I

1997 • 39 citations

Factor C*, the specific initiation component of the mouse RNA polymerase I holoenzyme, is inactivated early in the transcription process.

1994 • 39 citations

The different positioning of the proximal sequence element in the Xenopus RNA polymerase II and III snRNA promoters is a key determinant which confers RNA polymerase III specificity

1991 • 39 citations

Cooperative binding of the Xenopus RNA polymerase I transcription factor xUBF to repetitive ribosomal gene enhancers.

1992 • 38 citations

RNA polymerase specificity of mRNA production and enhancer action.

1986 • 38 citations

Function of the Growth-Regulated Transcription Initiation Factor TIF-IA in Initiation Complex Formation at the Murine Ribosomal Gene Promoter

1993 • 38 citations

A 12-base-pair sequence is an essential element of the ribosomal gene terminator in Xenopus laevis.

1987 • 38 citations

Orientation and Topography of RNA Polymerase III in Transcription Complexes

1993 • 37 citations

A Subunit of Yeast TFIIIC Participates in the Recruitment of TATA-Binding Protein

1999 • 36 citations

Hormonal regulation of transcription of rDNA. The role of TFIC in formation of initiation complexes.

1990 • 36 citations

Species-specificity of rRNA gene transcription in plants manifested as a switch in RNA polymerase specificity

1996 • 35 citations

Spacer promoters are orientation-dependent activators of pre-rRNA transcription in Drosophila melanogaster.

1990 • 35 citations

Transcription Termination by RNA Polymerase III: Uncoupling of Polymerase Release from Termination Signal Recognition

1992 • 35 citations

Metazoan rDNA enhancer acts by making more genes transcriptionally active.

1996 • 34 citations

The only essential function of TFIIIA in yeast is the transcription of 5S rRNA genes.

1995 • 34 citations

I-PpoI, the Endonuclease Encoded by the Group I Intron PpLSU3, Is Expressed from an RNA Polymerase I Transcript

1998 • 33 citations

The rRNA enhancer regulates rRNA transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

1993 • 33 citations

The RNA Polymerase I Transactivator Upstream Binding Factor Requires Its Dimerization Domain and High-Mobility-Group (HMG) Box 1 To Bend, Wrap, and Positively Supercoil Enhancer DNA

1994 • 33 citations

Adenovirus type 2 VAI RNA transcription by polymerase III is blocked by sequence-specific methylation

1991 • 33 citations

Transcriptional Activity and Chromatin Structure of Enhancer-Deleted rRNA Genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1999 • 33 citations

A Chimeric Subunit of Yeast Transcription Factor IIIC Forms a Subcomplex with τ95

1998 • 33 citations

DNasel-hypersensitive sites at promoter-like sequences in the spacer ofXenopus laevisandXenopus borealisribosomal DNA

1983 • 32 citations

Stimulation of the Mouse rRNA Gene Promoter by a Distal Spacer Promoter

1995 • 32 citations

Mutations in the Three Largest Subunits of Yeast RNA Polymerase II That Affect Enzyme Assembly

1991 • 31 citations

Human transcription factors IIIC2, IIIC1 and a novel component IIIC0 fulfil different aspects of DNA binding to various pol III genes

1997 • 31 citations

Identical Components of Yeast Transcription Factor IIIB Are Required and Sufficient for Transcription of TATA Box-Containing and TATA-Less Genes

1994 • 30 citations

Trans-acting factors involved in species-specificity and control of mouse ribosomal gene transcription

1991 • 30 citations

Domains of the rat rDNA promoter must be aligned stereospecifically.

1992 • 30 citations

The Xenopus RNA polymerase I transcription factor, UBF, has a role in transcriptional enhancement distinct from that at the promoter

1997 • 29 citations

Characterization of the Factor E1BF from a Rat Hepatoma That Modulates Ribosomal RNA Gene Transcription and Its Relationship to the Human Ku Autoantigen

1993 • 29 citations

Ribosomal gene promoter domains can function as artificial enhancers of RNA polymerase I transcription, supporting a promoter origin for natural enhancers in Xenopus.

1994 • 29 citations

RNA polymerase I transcription termination: similar mechanisms are employed by yeast and mammals 1 1Edited by M. Yaniv

1997 • 29 citations

Binding Sites for Abundant Nuclear Factors Modulate RNA Polymerase I-dependent Enhancer Function in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1995 • 28 citations

Structural determinant of the species-specific transcription of the mouse rRNA gene promoter.

1989 • 28 citations

Functional interchangeability of TFIIIB components from yeast and human cells invitro

1997 • 28 citations

A Cryptic DNA Binding Domain at the COOH Terminus of TFIIIB70 Affects Formation, Stability, and Function of Preinitiation Complexes

1997 • 28 citations

Enhancer 1 binding factor (E1BF), a Ku-related protein, is a growth-regulated RNA polymerase I transcription factor: association of a repressor activity with purified E1BF from serum-deprived cells.

1994 • 27 citations

Spatial Organization of the Core Region of Yeast TFIIIB-DNA Complexes

1999 • 27 citations

Enhanced B2 transcription in simian virus 40-transformed cells is mediated through the formation of RNA polymerase III transcription complexes on previously inactive genes.

1988 • 27 citations

Escherichia coli rho factor induces release of yeast RNA polymerase II but not polymerase I or III

1998 • 27 citations

Oligomerization of the transcription termination factor TTF-I: implications for the structural organization of ribosomal transcription units

1997 • 27 citations

Variations in transcriptional activity of rDNA spacer promoters

1984 • 27 citations

Mammalian transcription factor PBP. Characterization of its binding properties to the proximal sequence element of U6 genes.

1993 • 26 citations

The TATA Element and Its Context Affect the Cooperative Interaction of TATA-binding Protein with the TFIIB-related Factor, TFIIIB70

1998 • 26 citations

Purification and characterization of a novel factor which stimulates rat ribosomal gene transcription in vitro by interacting with enhancer and core promoter elements.

1990 • 25 citations

Promoter opening (melting) and transcription initiation by RNA polymerase I requires neither nucleotideβ,γhydrolysis norprotein phosphorylation

1993 • 25 citations

Factor C*, the Specific Initiation Component of the Mouse RNA Polymerase I Holoenzyme, Is Inactivated Early in the Transcription Process

1994 • 24 citations

Unusual Enhancer Function in Yeast rRNA Transcription

1989 • 24 citations

In vitro definition of the yeast RNA polymerase I enhancer.

1993 • 23 citations

A Bipartite DNA-Binding Domain in Yeast Reb1p

1993 • 23 citations

Ordering Promoter Binding of Class III Transcription Factors TFIIIC1 and TFIIIC2

1988 • 23 citations

Additional RNA Polymerase I Initiation Site within the Nontranscribed Spacer Region of the Rat rRNA Gene

1987 • 22 citations

TATA box-binding protein (TBP) is a constituent of the polymerase I-specific transcription initiation factor TIF-IB (SL1) bound to the rRNA promoter and shows differential sensitivity to TBP-directed reagents in polymerase I, II, and III transcription factors

1994 • 21 citations

The mouse ribosomal DNA promoter has more stringent requirements in vivo than in vitro.

1990 • 20 citations

Site-Directed Photo-Cross-Linking of rRNA Transcription Initiation Complexes

1995 • 20 citations

Coordinate Regulation of Ribosomal Component Synthesis in Acanthamoeba castellanii: 5S RNA Transcription Is Down Regulated during Encystment by Alteration of TFIIIA Activity

1995 • 20 citations

Transcription of the Drosophila melanogaster 5S RNA Gene Requires an Upstream Promoter and Four Intragenic Sequence Elements

1988 • 19 citations

Transcription factor IIA stimulates the expression of classical pollll-genes

1993 • 19 citations

A DNA-Binding Protein Is Required for Termination of Transcription by RNA Polymerase I in Xenopus laevis

1990 • 18 citations

Characterization of the 130-bp repeat enhancer element of the rat ribosomal gene: functional interaction with transcription factor E1BF

1993 • 18 citations

Cloning and Characterization of an Evolutionarily Divergent DNA-Binding Subunit of Mammalian TFIIIC

1994 • 18 citations

An RNA Polymerase I Promoter Located in the CHO and Mouse Ribosomal DNA Spacers: Functional Analysis and Factor and Sequence Requirements

1989 • 16 citations

The Xenopus Ribosomal DNA 60- and 81-Base-Pair Repeats Are Position-Dependent Enhancers That Function at the Establishment of the Preinitiation Complex: Analysis In Vivo and in an Enhancer-Responsive In Vitro System

1989 • 16 citations

The start site of the Acanthamoeba castellanii ribosomal RNA transcription unit.

1992 • 15 citations

Cooperative Binding of the Xenopus RNA Polymerase I Transcription Factor xUBF to Repetitive Ribosomal Gene Enhancers

1992 • 15 citations

In vivoanalyses of the internal control region in the 5S rRNA gene fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae

1995 • 15 citations

A 12-base-pair Sequence is an Essential Element of the Ribosomal Gene Terminator in Xenopus Laevis

1987 • 15 citations

Identification of Previously Unrecognized Common Elements in Eukaryotic Promoters

1997 • 15 citations

High initiation rates at the ribosomal gene promoter do not depend upon spacer transcription.

1989 • 15 citations

The Fundamental Ribosomal RNA Transcription Initiation Factor-IB (TIF-IB, SL1, Factor D) Binds to the rRNA Core Promoter Primarily by Minor Groove Contacts

1997 • 14 citations

Formation of a template committed complex on the promoter of a gene for the U6 small nuclear RNA from the human requires multiple sequence elements, including the distal region.

1992 • 14 citations

Initiation and regulation mechanisms of ribosomal RNA transcription in the eukaryote Acanthamoeba castellanii

1991 • 13 citations

Two Distant and Precisely Positioned Domains Promote Transcription of Xenopus laevis rRNA Genes: Analysis with Linker-Scanning Mutants

1986 • 12 citations

Abortive Initiation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA Polymerase III

1999 • 11 citations

A mutation in the second largest subunit of TFIIIC increases a rate-limiting step in transcription by RNA polymerase III

1994 • 11 citations

Spacer Promoters Are Orientation-Dependent Activators of Pre-rRNA Transcription in Drosophila melanogaster

1990 • 11 citations

A Novel Transcription Initiation Factor (TIF), TIF-IE, Is Required for Homogeneous Acanthamoeba castellanii TIF-IB (SL1) to Form a Committed Complex

1998 • 10 citations

Structure of the core promoter of human and mouse ribosomal RNA gene

1991 • 10 citations

In Vitro Definition of the Yeast RNA Polymerase I Enhancer

1993 • 10 citations

Displacement of Xenopus Transcription Factor IIIA from a 5S rRNA Gene by a Transcribing RNA Polymerase

1991 • 10 citations

Yeast TBP can Replace its Human Homologue in the RNA Polymerase I-specific Multisubunit Factor SL1

1994 • 10 citations

The Mouse Ribosomal DNA Promoter Has More Stringent Requirements In Vivo than In Vitro

1990 • 9 citations

Domains of the Rat rDNA Promoter Must Be Aligned Stereospecifically

1992 • 9 citations

Identification of a Putative BRF Homologue in the Genome of Caenorhabditis elegans

1998 • 9 citations

Purification and Characterization of a Novel Factor Which Stimulates Rat Ribosomal Gene Transcription In Vitro by Interacting with Enhancer and Core Promoter Elements

1990 • 9 citations

The rRNA Enhancer Regulates rRNA Transcription in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

1993 • 8 citations

Transcription of a Variant Human U6 Small Nuclear RNA Gene Is Controlled by a Novel, Internal RNA Polymerase III Promoter

1994 • 4 citations

Transcription of a variant human U6 small nuclear RNA gene is controlled by a novel, internal RNA polymerase III promoter.

1994 • 4 citations

The SCID mouse.

1991 • 3 citations