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Catalytic activity of Cdk9 is required for nuclear co-localization of the Cdk9/cyclin T1 (P-TEFb) complex.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Oct 2003
Napolitano Giuliana, Majello Barbara, Lania Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Cdk9 and its binding partner cyclin T1 comprise the positive elongation factor b (P-TEFb). P-TEFb phosphorylates the RNA polymerase II carboxyl-terminal-domain (CTD) allowing efficient transcription elongation. Recent studies showed that Cdk9 is a predominant nuclear protein, and here we investigated the functional requirement for nuclear localization of Cdk9. We found that the catalytic inactive kinase mutant...
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