Maturation pathways for E. coli tRNA precursors: A random multienzyme process in vivo

Cell

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 503-512

  Li, Zhongwei ^a,b   Deutscher, Murray P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA METABOLISM; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030576503     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80123-3     Document Type: Article

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