Downstream 28S gene sequences on the RNA template affect the choice of primer and the accuracy of initiation by the R2 reverse transcriptase

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 4726-4734

  Luan, Dongmei D ^a   Eickbush, Thomas H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; DNA SYNTHESIS; GENE SEQUENCE; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

HEXAPODA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0029741802     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.9.4726     Document Type: Article

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