Translational efficiency is regulated by the length of the 3′ untranslated region

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 146-156

  Tanguay, Robert L ^a   Gallie, Daniel R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSLATION;

ANIMAL; BASE SEQUENCE; CHO CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; HAMSTERS; LUCIFERASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RIBOSOMES; RNA CAPS; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TRANSFECTION; TRANSLATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029655282     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.1.146     Document Type: Article

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