Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

, Volume 124, Issue 1, pp 85–89 | Cite as

Gene expression: surprises from the class III side

  • Barkur S. Shastry
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Abstract

Those genes which are transcribed by RNA polymerase III continue to give surprising results with respect to their cis-acting elements and transacting factors. As a result, a broader view of class III promoters has emerged and the internal promoters are not universal in classical polymerase III genes. The involvement of TFIID, TFIIA, a factor homologous to TFIIB and an RNA factor in class III gene transcription has further changed our thinking in regards to the mechanisms of transcription.

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RNA polymerase III transcription factors promoters 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Barkur S. Shastry
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  1. 1.Eye Research InstituteOakland UniversityRochesterUSA

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