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Transcriptional Regulation

Poly(A)-Driven and Poly(A)-Assisted Termination: Two Different Modes of Poly(A)-Dependent Transcription Termination

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Pages 276-289 | Received 28 Jul 1997, Accepted 13 Oct 1997, Published online: 28 Mar 2023

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