Spliced leader RNA of trypanosomes: In vivo mutational analysis reveals extensive and distinct requirements for trans splicing and cap4 formation

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 4380-4391

  Lücke, Stephan ^a,b   Xu, Guo Liang ^a,c   Palfi, Zsofia ^a,b   Cross, Mike ^a,d   Bellofatto, Vivian ^e   Bindereif, Albrecht ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR GENETICS   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^d NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Capping; SnRNA; SnRNP; Spliced leader RNA; Trans splicing

Indexed keywords

RNA;

ARTICLE; EXON; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOME; TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0029736865     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00811.x     Document Type: Article

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