Molecular cloning and subcellular localisation of the snRNP-associated protein 69KD, a structural homologue of the proto-oncoproteins TLS and EWS with RNA and RNA-binding properties

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 264, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 843-851

  Hackl, Wolfgang ^a   Lührmann, Reinhard ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

69KD; CS RBD; Nuclear speckles; snRNPs; Zinc finger

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYSTEINE; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE; ONCOPROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; URIDINE; ZINC FINGER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONSENSUS SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTO ONCOGENE; RNA METABOLISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0030596083     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0681     Document Type: Editorial

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