The role of thymidylate synthase as an RNA binding protein

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-198

  Chu, Edward ^a   Allegra, Carmen J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030111238     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180306     Document Type: Article

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