Uridine insertion into preedited mRNA by a mitochondrial extract from Leishmania tarentolae: Stereochemical evidence for the enzyme cascade model

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 4584-4589

  Frech, Georges C ^a,b   Simpson, Larry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Myriad Genetic Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; HEXOSE 1 PHOSPHATE URIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; RNA LIGASE; URIDINE;

ARTICLE; CHIRALITY; GENE INSERTION SEQUENCE; LEISHMANIA; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA EDITING; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0029994499     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.8.4584     Document Type: Article

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