Role of stoichiometry between mRNA, translation factor SeIB and selenocysteyl-tRNA in selenoprotein synthesis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1253-1259

  Tormay, P ^a   Sawers, A ^a,b   Bock A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SELENOCYSTEINE; TRANSFER RNA; TRANSLATION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

EID: 0029836620     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.881450.x     Document Type: Article

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