The fragile X mental retardation protein is a ribonucleoprotein containing both nuclear localization and nuclear export signals

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1083-1091

  Eberhart, Derek E ^a   Malter, Henry E ^a   Feng, Yue ^a   Warren, Stephen T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; EXON; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SUCROSE GRADIENT;

EID: 0029816723     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/5.8.1083     Document Type: Article

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