The role of the cap structure in RNA processing and nuclear export

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 461-469

  Lewis, Joe D ^a   Izaurralde, Elisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3' end formation; Cap structure; Cap binding protein; Cap binding protein complex; Exon definition; Nuclear transport; Polyadenylation; RNA export; RNA processing; Splicing

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CAPPED RNA;

HUMAN; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; RNA PROCESSING; RNA STRUCTURE; TRANSLATION INITIATION;

EID: 0030753073     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00461.x     Document Type: Review

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