Immunocytochemical evidence for a stepwise assembly of Balbiani ring premessenger ribonucleoprotein particles

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 407-416

  Kiseleva, Elena ^a,b   Visa, Neus ^a   Wurtz, Tilmann ^a   Daneholt, Bertil ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Balbiani ring RNP particles; hnRNP proteins; Immunoelectron microscopy; RNP assembly

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BALBIANI RING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0030723139     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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