A small nucleolar RNP protein is required for pseudouridylation of eukaryotic ribosomal RNAs

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4770-4776

  Bousquet Antonelli, Cécile ^a   Henry, Yves ^a   Gélugne, Jean Paul ^a   Caizergues Ferrer, Michèle ^a   Kiss, Tamás ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gar1 protein; Nucleolus; Pseudouridine formation; RNA modification; snoRNP

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; FIBRILLARIN; GLYCINE; GUIDE RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PSEUDOURIDINE; RIBOSOME RNA; SMALL NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROCESSING; RNA SEQUENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ALLELES; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENES, FUNGAL; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PSEUDOURIDINE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TEMPERATURE;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0030837031     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.15.4770     Document Type: Article

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