Transcriptional coactivators in yeast and beyond
Trends in Biochemical SciencesPublished 1 December 1995
Leonard Guarente
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Several coactivators have now been isolated, their identification often facilitated by genetic studies in yeast and some of the proposed mechanisms may help explain synergy between transcriptional activators at eukaryotic promoters.
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Coactivators are a novel class of transcriptional activator required at many eukaryotic promoters. Several coactivators have now been isolated, their identification often facilitated by genetic studies in yeast. Some of the proposed mechanisms of coactivator function may help explain synergy between transcriptional activators at eukaryotic promoters.
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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
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