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Eukaryotic core promoters and the functional basis of transcription initiation

Haberle, Vanja, Stark, Alexander·2018·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
DOI 10.1038/s41580-018-0028-8PMC PMC6205604
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Authors
Haberle, V., & Stark, A.
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Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2018-06-26
Volume
19
Issue
10
Pages
621-637
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  • 1471-0072
  • 1471-0080
DOI
10.1038/s41580-018-0028-8
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