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Cell and Organelle Structure and Assembly

Signal-Mediated Import of Bacteriophage T7 RNA Polymerase into the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Nucleus and Specific Transcription of Target Genes

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Pages 353-360 | Received 08 Aug 1989, Accepted 06 Oct 1989, Published online: 01 Apr 2023

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