The role of U5 snRNP in pre-mRNA splicing

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 5797-5800

  Newman, Andrew J ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN; SMALL NUCLEAR RNA;

BINDING SITE; EXON; INTRON; MOLECULAR MODEL; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA SPLICING; RNA STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY; SPLICEOSOME; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; EXONS; HUMANS; INTRONS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN, U5 SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA SPLICING; SPLICEOSOMES;

TRYPANOSOMA;

EID: 0030826730     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.19.5797     Document Type: Short Survey

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