Processing of the intron-encoded U16 and U18 snoRNAs: The conserved C and D boxes control both the processing reaction and the stability of the mature snoRNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1121-1131

  Caffarelli, Elisa ^a   Fatica, Alessandro ^a   Prislei, Silvia ^a   De Gregorio, Ennio ^a   Fragapane, Paola ^a   Bozzoni, Irene ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fibrillarin; RNA processing; RNA splicing; snoRNA; Xenopus oocytes

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRON; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029919357     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00450.x     Document Type: Article

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