Elevation of internal 6-methyladenine mRNA methyltransferase activity after cellular transformation

Cancer Letters

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 107-113

  Tuck, Martin T ^a   James, Calvin B L ^a   Kelder, Bruce ^a   Kopchick, John J ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

6 methyladenine; Methylation; Methyltransferase; mRNA processing

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENINE; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADENOVIRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; ENZYME INDUCTION; L CELL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029866578     PISSN: 03043835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(96)04203-6     Document Type: Article

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