Mutational analysis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae ABD1 gene: Cap methyltransferase activity is essential for cell growth

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 475-480

  Mao, Xiangdong ^a   Schwer, Beate ^b   Shuman, Stewart ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL PROTEIN; RNA METHYLTRANSFERASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FUNGAL GENETICS; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; YEAST CELL;

EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VACCINIA; VACCINIA VIRUS;

EID: 0030060410     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.16.2.475     Document Type: Article

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