Internal 6-methyladenine residues increase the in vitro translation efficiency of dihydrofolate reductase messenger RNA

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 823-829

  Heilman, Kevin L ^a   Leach, Richard A ^a   Tuck, Martin T ^a  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Methyladenine; Dihydrofolate reductase; Messenger RNA; Translation

Indexed keywords

6 N METHYLADENOSINE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RETICULOCYTE; RNA TRANSLATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WHEAT GERM;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030014932     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1357-2725(96)00014-3     Document Type: Article

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