Mechanism and regulation of mRNA polyadenylation

Genes and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 2755-2766

  Colgan, Diana F ^a   Manley, James L ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLEAVAGE AND POLYADENYLATION SPECIFICITY FACTOR; POLYADENYLIC ACID; POLYNUCLEOTIDE ADENYLYLTRANSFERASE;

MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SPLICING; RNA TRANSLATION; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030784958     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.11.21.2755     Document Type: Review

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