Lithium toxicity in yeast is due to the inhibition of RNA processing enzymes

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 7184-7195

  Dichtl, Bernhard ^a,c   Stevens, Audrey ^b   Tollervey, David ^a,c  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exonucleases; Lithium; RNA processing; RNase MRP; Sulfate assimilation

Indexed keywords

EXORIBONUCLEASE; FUNGAL RNA; LITHIUM; MESSENGER RNA; RNA 5.8S; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FUNGUS MUTANT; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; YEAST;

EID: 0030726285     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.23.7184     Document Type: Article

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