Function of a pseudoknot in the suppression of an alternative splicing event in a group I intron

Biochimie

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 466-473

  Jaeger, L ^a   Westhof, E ^a   Michel, F ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Group I intron; Pseudoknot; Ribozyme; RNA RNA interaction; Self splicing

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHROME B; RNA PRECURSOR;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; INTRON; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; RNA CONFORMATION; SACCHAROMYCES;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES DOUGLASII;

EID: 0029804920     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-9084(96)84753-5     Document Type: Article

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