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Transcription Initiation

Known as: Initiation 
Transcription Initiation involves RNA polymerase (and usually other factors) binding at a specific gene promoter DNA site followed by local DNA… 
National Institutes of Health

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BRF1 protein, humanBRF2 geneCCNC geneCCNC wt Allele

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Expression of the S-coded genes of lymphocytic choriomeningitis arenavirus using a baculovirus vector.
A DNA copy of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV, WE strain)S RNA species has been inserted in both orientations into… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Evidence for a role for cellular alkalinization in the cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate-mediated initiation of motility in bovine caput spermatozoa.
Bicarbonate ion, the local anesthetics procaine and dibucaine, and the ionophores monensin and nigericin have been shown to… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Mechanism of polypeptide chain initiation in eukaryotes and its control by phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of initiation factor 2.
Earlier, we isolated eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF-2)-stimulating protein (SP) as a homogeneous complex with eIF-2 (eIF-2… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Control of Plasmid R1 Replication: Functions Involved in Replication, Copy Number Control, Incompatibility, and Switch-off of Replication
A small derivative of plasmid R1 was used to integratively suppress a chromosomal dnaA(Ts) mutation. The strain obtained grew… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Control of protein synthesis in extracts from poliovirus-infected cells. I. mRNA discrimination by crude initiation factors
By using cell-free systems prepared from uninfected and poliovirus-infected cells, we have been able to demonstrate that crude… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Reconstitution of tobacco mosaic virus rods occurs bidirectionally from an internal initiation region: demonstration by electron microscopic serology.
RNA of a common strain of tobacco mosaic virus was sequentially reconstituted first with protein of the same strain and then with… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Binding of ribosomal protein S1 of Escherichia coli to the 3' end of 16S rRNA.
Ribosomal protein S1 reversibly binds the 49-nucleotide fragment that is cleaved from the 3' end of 16S rRNA in ribosomes by… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Initiation of DNA synthesis: synthesis of phiX174 replicative form requires RNA synthesis resistant to rifampicin.
Conversion of single-stranded DNA of phage varphiX174 to the double-stranded replicative form in Escherichia coli uses enzymes… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Messenger discriminating species of initiation factor F3.
Species of the polypeptide chain initiation factor F3 with high selectivity toward either MS2 or T4 phage messenger RNAs have… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Ribosomal binding of labelled initiation factor F3.
The following two articles clarify the involvement of initiation factor F3 in the translation of messenger RNA. First, Sabol and…