RNase III cleaves eukaryotic preribosomal RNA at a U3 snoRNP-dependent site

Cell

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-124

  Elela, Sherif Abou ^a   Igel, Haller ^a   Ares Jr , Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; YEAST;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0029919935     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81087-9     Document Type: Article

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