Intracellular localization and nucleocytoplasmic transport of Ro RNP components

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 123-132

  Pruijn, Ger J M ^a   Simons, Frank H M ^a   Van Venrooij, Walther J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Intracellular localization; La antigen; Nucleocytoplasmic transport; Ribonucleoprotein; Ro antigen

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; CALRETICULIN; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE III; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; RNA;

CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; DEPHOSPHORYLATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSPORT;

EID: 0030663077     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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