RNA structure is a critical determinant of poly(A) site recognition by cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 4942-4951

  Graveley, Brenton R ^a,b   Fleming, Elizabeth S ^a,c   Gilmartin, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Scriptgen Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR; POLYADENYLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA STRUCTURE;

ADENOVIRIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUINE INFECTIOUS ANEMIA VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0029742241     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.9.4942     Document Type: Article

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