Gene linkage and steady state RNAs suggest trans-splicing may be associated with a polycistronic transcript in Schistosoma mansoni

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-39

  Davis, Richard E ^a   Hodgson, Scott ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enolase; Flatworms; Polycistroaic transcript; Pre mRNA splicing; Spliced leader; Trans splice acceptor; Trans splicing; Trematodes; UbCRBP

Indexed keywords

ENOLASE;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CISTRON; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENE MAPPING; GENETIC LINKAGE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; STEADY STATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARRIER PROTEINS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX III; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENES, HELMINTH; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; UBIQUINONE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EUGLENIDA; FASCIOLA HEPATICA; HEPATICA; KINETOPLASTIDA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); METAZOA; NEMATODA; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TREMATODA;

EID: 0030875737     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(97)00097-2     Document Type: Article

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