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Chemical inhibition of the TFIIH-associated kinase Cdk7/Kin28 does not impair global mRNA synthesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 3 Apr 2007
Kanin Elenita I, Kipp Ryan T, Kung Charles, Slattery Matthew, Viale Agnes, Hahn Steven, Shokat Kevan M, Ansari Aseem Z
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The process of gene transcription requires the recruitment of a hypophosphorylated form of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) to a gene promoter. The TFIIH-associated kinase Cdk7/Kin28 hyperphosphorylates the promoter-bound polymerase; this event is thought to play a crucial role in transcription initiation and promoter clearance. Studies using temperature-sensitive mutants of Kin28 have provided the most compelling...
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