N-terminal half of MED14 is critical for Mediator-RNA polymerase II interaction and the resulting transcription

Mediator is a large and evolutionarily conserved coactivator complex essential for RNA polymerase II (Pol II)-mediated gene regulation at multiple steps of the transcription process, including preinitiation complex assembly and function. Here, we used the MultiBac baculovirus expression system to ge...

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Hauptverfasser: Baris, Yasemin (VerfasserIn) , Jabbar, Javaid (VerfasserIn) , Yozgat, Yasemin (VerfasserIn) , Dinccelik-Aslan, Melike (VerfasserIn) , Cigirgan, Ege (VerfasserIn) , Erden, Merve (VerfasserIn) , Bay, Sadik (VerfasserIn) , Aslan, Volkan (VerfasserIn) , Cevher, Murat Alper (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: December 2025
In: The journal of biological chemistry
Year: 2025, Jahrgang: 301, Heft: 12, Pages: 1-15
ISSN:1083-351X
DOI:10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110837
Online-Zugang:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110837
Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0021925825026894
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Verfasserangaben:Yasemin Baris, Javaid Jabbar, Yasemin Yozgat, Melike Dinccelik-Aslan, Ege Cigirgan, Merve Erden, Sadik Bay, Volkan Aslan, and Murat Alper Cevher

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