Splicing glue: A role for SR proteins in trans splicing?

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-155

  Bruzik, James R ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

EUKARYOTE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SPLICING;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0030246931     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mpat.1996.0050     Document Type: Article

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