Molecular characterization of U3 small nucleolar RNA from the early diverging protist, Euglena gracilis

Current Genetics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 338-346

  Greenwood, Spencer J ^a   Schnare, Murray N ^a   Gray, Michael W ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Euglena gracilis; Pre rRNA processing; Protist; U3 snoRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; DNA DETERMINATION; EUGLENA GRACILIS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE; TRYPANOSOMA; VERTEBRATE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; EUGLENA GRACILIS; GENOME, FUNGAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSIDES; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, SMALL NUCLEAR;

ANIMALIA; EUGLENA GRACILIS; PROTISTA; TRYPANOSOMA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029838793     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002940050142     Document Type: Article

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