U14 base-pairs with 18S rRNA: A novel snoRNA interaction required for rRNA processing

Genes and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 1995, Pages 2433-2443

  Liang, Wen Qing ^a   Fournier, Maurille J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

ribosome synthesis; RNA processing; rRNA; snoRNA; U14

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE; RIBOSOME DNA; RIBOSOME RNA;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS GROWTH; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSOME; RNA PROCESSING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0028818298     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.9.19.2433     Document Type: Article

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