A new method for detecting sites of 2′-O-methylation in RNA molecules

RNA

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 324-331

  Yu, Yi Tao ^a   Shu, Mei Di ^a   Steitz, Joan A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

2 O methyl RNA DNA chimeras; Nuclear export; RNase H; rRNAs; U25 snoRNA; U26 snoRNA

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA METHYLATION; RNA TRANSPORT; TECHNIQUE; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEOLUS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOPLASM; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE H, CALF THYMUS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS, SMALL NUCLEAR; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 28S; XENOPUS;

EID: 0030899226     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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